Legal Opinion

Martin v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 2, 1987No. 19148-CAPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JASPER E. JONES, Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants brought this action challenging the deceased, Ben Martin, Jr.’s change of beneficiary on his life insurance policy based upon the deceased’s mental incompetency at the time of the change. Appellants now appeal the trial court judgment rejecting appellants’ claim. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellants on appeal in this matter is the deceased’s wife, Margaret Sikes Martin, his two sons, Benny Wayne Martin and Richard Earl Martin. Defendants below were Metropolitan Insurance Company, which issued the life insurance policy in question, and William Johnson, the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Sizeler v. SizelerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
  2. First Nat. Bank of Shreveport v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
  3. Kennedy v. BeardenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
  4. Standard Life & Acc. Ins. Co. v. PylantLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
  5. Standard Life Insurance v. TaylorLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. American General Life Insurance v. WilkesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  2. AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INS. CO., INC. v. WilkesDistrict Court, M.D. Louisiana · 2008
  3. Benoit v. BenoitLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
  4. McCleery v. SpeedDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 2022
  5. Pan-American Assurance Company v. RussoDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2023

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