Legal Opinion
Erma P. Berdeaux v. Gamble Alden Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 19, 1976No. 74--2196PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
This Alabama diversity case calls into question the proper interpretation to be given terms contained in a policy of life insurance. The insured, Eddie L. Berdeaux, was killed as a result of an accident while operating his 1970 Ford “one-half ton pickup” truck in Crenshaw County, Alabama. Following an unsuccessful demand for payment, the insured’s beneficiary, his wife, commenced this action against the Gamble Alden Life Insurance Company for the face amount of the policy. The contested portion of the policy provided coverage for
[a]ny accident occurring while the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mrs. Fern W. Reuter v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Carter Ray Scott v. William Carlton FancherCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Strickland v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
- Alvin Grover Conner v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. American Cyanamid Company and Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Charles L. King v. Exxon Company, U.S.A. And Exxon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Wheat v. Sofamor, S.N.C.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1999
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