Legal Opinion
Foster ex rel. Foster v. United Equitable Insurance
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 29, 1967No. 2176PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAR, Judge.
This case involves interpretation of an accidental death insurance policy. From an adverse judgment, plaintiff appeals and asks for penalties and attorney’s fees as provided by LSA-R.S. 22:657.
The facts are not disputed. It was stipulated by counsel that the insured, George Foster, was accidentally killed on July 18, 1966, while operating a Prentice loader, which was attached to a vehicle owned by decedent. The loader was being used at Toledo Bend Dam in Vernon Parish to pick up logs and load them onto a truck and while being so used a log fell and struck decedent, killing him. It…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Green v. National Bellas Hess Life Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Veillon v. Combined Insurance Co. of AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
3Cited by4 opinions
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