Central Glass Co. v. Hamburg-Bremen Fire Ins.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Case Certified from Court of Appeal, Parish of Orleans. Action by the Central Glass Company, Limited, against the I-Iamburg-Bremen Fire Insurance Company. Certified from the Court of Appeal, Parish of Orleans, by the Judges thereof, applying for instructions. Questions answered in opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
In the case of Central Glass Co., Ltd., v. Niagara Fire Insurance Company, 131 La. 513, 59 South. 972, this court held that Act No. 168 of 1908, § 3, providing for payment within 60 days after receipt of proofs of loss, under a fire policy, subject to a penalty, in case of default, of 12 per cent, damages on the total amount of loss as determined by the court, together with all reasonable attorney’s fees for the prosecution •and collection of such loss, does not apply to policies issued before the law became operative, and, if so applied, would impair the obligation of contracts. In the same…
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