Legal Opinion

Suire v. Combined Insurance Company of America

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 18, 1974No. 53941PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

290 So.2d 271 (1974)

Rita Dore SUIRE

v.

COMBINED INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA.

No. 53941.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

February 18, 1974.

Stephen A. Stefanski, Edwards, Stefanski & Barousse, Crowley, for plaintiff-applicant.

Paul J. Breaux, Allen & Gooch, Ltd., Lafayette, for defendant-respondent.

SANDERS, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff, a named beneficiary, brought this action for death benefits pursuant to the terms of an accident indemnity policy, discovered some eight years following her husband's death. The district court dismissed the action on an exception of no cause of action, because of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
  2. McElroy v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1898
  3. Konrad v. Union Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1897
  4. Tracy v. Queen City Fire Ins.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
  5. Muse v. HeineLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Weaver Bros., Inc. v. ChappelAlaska Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Auster Oil & Gas, Inc. v. StreamCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  3. Louette v. Security Indus. Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
  4. Stroud v. Northwestern Nat. Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
  5. Midco Louisiana Co. v. AQUATIC EQUIP. & ENG., INC.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1982

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