Legal Opinion
Key v. Cherokee Credit Life Insurance
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 12, 1971No. 3652PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULPEPPER, Judge.
This is a suit on a credit life insurance policy. Plaintiffs are the widow and heirs of William Key, the insured. Defendants are the Cherokee Credit Life Insurance Company, the insurer, and City Bank & Trust Company, the creditor-beneficiary under the policy. The district judge sustained the defendant insurer’s “Exception Of No Right Or Cause of Action And Motion For Summary Judgment” and dismissed plaintiffs’ suit. Plaintiffs appealed.
The substantial issues are whether the plaintiffs, even though they are not beneficiaries under the policy, have (1) a right of action and (2)…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Buillard v. DavisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- Danos v. Waterford Oil CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- Finch v. Baton Rouge Production Credit AssociationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Pasqua v. State National Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
3Cited by3 opinions
- Self v. Walker Oldsmobile Co., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
- Jones v. McDonald's CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
- Key v. Cherokee Credit Life Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1974