Legal Opinion
Seguin v. Continental Service Life & Health Insurance
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 11, 1956No. 42724PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAWTHORNE, Justice.
On October 15, 1952, plaintiff obtained a policy of insurance, of a type commonly called a health and accident policy, which provided for the payment of hospital and medical expenses in the event of illness or accident. On June 10, 1953, within one year from the date of the issuance of the policy and while it was in full force and effect,-, plain tiff, developed a condition diagnosed as diaphragmatic hernia: The herniation consisted of the projection of the stomach .into the thpracic cavity through the opening. ;in .the .diaphragm normally occupied by the esophagus, and in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ayres v. New York Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
- McKinney v. American Security Life Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Campasi v. Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'nSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
- Phelps v. Southern National Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
- Beard v. Peoples Industrial Life Ins. Co. of LouisianaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1941
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Schonberg v. New York Life Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Thomas W. Hooley & Sons v. Zurich General Accident & Liability InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Cooling v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
- Reichert v. Continental Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- Niles v. American Bankers Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
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