Legal Opinion
Dutton v. Harmonia Ins. Co. of Buffalo, N.Y.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 31, 1938No. 34768PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Justice.
Mrs. Bertha Dutton, widow of Joseph Victor, duly qualified administratrix of the succession of her deceased husband, instituted this action against the Harmonía Insurance Company of Buffalo, New York, to recover the sum of $2,115.80, which is alleged to be due under the provisions of a $2,500 fire insurance policy issued in the name of Joseph Victor and covering the property No. 2009 Forstall Street, New Orleans, which was totally destroyed by fire on September 6, 1933. She also prayed for 12% penalty and attorney’s fees of $400.
The insurance company, in its answer, denied…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Officer v. American Eagle Fire Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
- Queen Insurance v. PetersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
- Long v. Home Indemnity Co. of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
- Guccione v. New Jersey Ins. Co. of Newark, N. J.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
3Cited by10 opinions
- Skipper v. Federal Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
- Maggio v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Monroe Air Park No. 1 v. American Aviation Gen.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1949
- Collins v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Darvie v. AMERICAN BANKERS INSURANCE CO. OF FLA.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
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