Legal Opinion

Darby v. Safeco Ins. Co. of America

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 19, 1989No. 88-C-3087PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

545 So.2d 1022 (1989)

Patrick DARBY

v.

SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA.

No. 88-C-3087.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

June 19, 1989.

Patrick C. Morrow, for applicant.

Larry P. Boudreaux, for defendant.

DIXON, Chief Justice.[*]

The issue in this personal injury case is whether Edwin and Marjorie Darby, parents of plaintiff Patrick Darby, intentionally misrepresented to Lucille Chautin, an agent for defendant Safeco Insurance Company of America, that Patrick was not a member of their household in order to prevent Safeco from canceling their insurance.

In the early morning hours of December 3, 1983,…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part · Watson; Concurring in part, dissenting in part · Watson.

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Arceneaux v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  2. Virgil v. American Guar. & Liability Ins.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
  3. Cousin v. PageSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  4. Gay v. United Benefit Life Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
  5. Chapman v. Belden Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1983

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Reed v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
  2. Peterson v. SchimekSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
  3. Calogero v. Safeway Ins. Co. of LouisianaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
  4. Dickerson v. Lexington Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  5. Holt v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1996

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