Legal Opinion

John E. Washington v. Allstate Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 10, 1990No. 89-3682PublishedCited by 202 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

Washington appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his breach of contract action against his homeowner’s insurer Allstate. We affirm.

Washington alleged that Allstate failed to pay for property damage to his home covered under an insurance policy issued to him by Allstate; Washington attached the Allstate policy to his complaint. Allstate answered claiming prescription and moved to dismiss on the basis of prescription. Allstate was granted until 20 days after the date of the hearing on its motion to dismiss to produce documents and respond to requests for admissions.…

2Cases cited42 opinions

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