Legal Opinion
Lafield v. New York Life Ins. Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 23, 1942No. 6509PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The lower court has set forth the issues, analyzed the testimony and determined the case in the following well-prepared opinion:
"The plaintiff, Mrs. Florence Helen Lafield, is the beneficiary named in a policy of insurance issued by the defendant company on the life of her husband, Joseph H. Lafield, with a face value of $1,000. The insured died on December 30, 1939, as a result of a bullet wound inflicted by one Milton Brown on December 23, 1939.
"The defendant promptly paid the face value of the policy but denied liability under the double indemnity provisions thereof. This suit is brought…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Konrad v. Union Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1897
- Gilman v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1935
- Cutitto v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- Beco v. Peoples Industrial Life InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1928
3Cited by9 opinions
- Murphy v. Continental Casualty CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- Willis v. WillisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
- Rachal v. Union National Life Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Haynes v. Modern Woodmen of AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Standard Life Insurance Company of Indiana v. Ada Bell Brown HughesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
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