Legal Opinion
General Finance Co. of Louisiana, Inc. v. Universal Automobile Ins. Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 11, 1932No. 13940PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, J. •
This is a suit by a finance company, which deals in notes secured by chattel mortgages on automobiles, against an insurance company, claiming that it is the beneficiary under a “loss payable clause” in a policy of theft insurance issued by the defendant on December 10, 1929, to one Michael F. Cross, covering an 8-cylinder Gardner automobile, upon which plaintiff holds a chattel mortgage in the sum of $1,057.72. The petition alleges that the automobile was stolen on December 15, 1929, and prays for judgment against the defendant for the amount of its chattel mortgage note of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- George H. Fitchner & Co. v. Fidelity Mutual Fire Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
- McElroy v. British America Assur. Co. of TorontoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1899
- State Insurance v. SchreckNebraska Supreme Court · 1889
- Taylor v. Glens Falls InsuranceSupreme Court of Florida · 1902
- Gristock v. Royal InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
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