Legal Opinion

Benroth v. Continental Casualty Company

District Court, W.D. Louisiana

Decided July 6, 1955No. Civ. A. 4515PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAWKINS, Jr., Chief Judge.

On July 11, 1953, Harry J. Benroth, plaintiff’s husband, was killed in an automobile accident which occurred on Louisiana Highway 8, near Shreveport, when the car in which he was riding collided with a Chevrolet automobile being driven by one Jules Fogel. The latter vehicle was owned by Mrs. Flora Loeb, Fogel’s mother-in-law, but had been loaned to him while she and her daugh ter, Mrs. Fogel, were away on a vacation trip in the Fogels’ Oldsmobile.

Operation of the Chevrolet was insured against public liability by Continental Casualty Company (called Continental), its…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. v. ElbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Zeig v. Massachusetts Bonding & Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1928
  3. Continental Casualty Co. v. Curtis Pub. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1938
  4. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. ChurchDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1952
  5. Fortenberry v. ClayLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1953

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Loy v. BundersonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Citizens Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, a Michigan Corporation v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, a Massachusetts CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1959
  3. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, a Corporation v. Tri-State Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
  4. Futch v. Fidelity & Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
  5. Gasquet v. Commercial Union Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1980

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