New York Life Ins. v. Neal
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred D. King, Judge. Action by the New York Life Insurance Company against Jennie Neal and others. From the judgment, Jennie Neal appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
A policy of life insurance and its proceeds are the cause of contention.
Walter A. Shinckle left his wife in the year 1895, and three minor children, without means of support, and dependent on others, and came to New Orleans. He subsequently moved to Greenville, Miss., where he lived about a year, and returned to New Orleans and established his residence.
The testimony discloses that he lived since about the year 1899 with the defendant Jennie Neal, who is an octoroon. Shinekle’s wife obtained a divorce from him in the year 1901, during the month of January. On the 15th day of June, 1902, he…
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Warnock v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Kentucky Life & Acc. Ins. v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1894
- Steinback v. . DiepenbrockNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Albert v. Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1898
- Lambert v. Penn Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1898
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3Cited by14 opinions
- New York Life Insurance v. Bank of ItalyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1923
- Sizeler v. SizelerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
- Kelly v. Nat. Life and Acc. Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
- In Re Sun Life Assur. Co. of CanadaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1934
- Succession of JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
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