Legal Opinion
Hammett v. Fire Ass'n of Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 4, 1935No. 33240PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Justice.
This is a suit by the owner of a Chevrolet automobile and his mortgage creditor to recover from the defendant insurance company the sum of $400, representing the value of the automobile which is alleged to have been destroyed by fire, together with statutory penalties and attorney’s fees, as provided for in Act No. 59 of 1921 (Ex. Sess.).
The defendant filed an exception of prematurity, which was overruled. Defendant then pleaded that Act No. 59 of 1921 (Ex. Sess.) was unconstitutional. Defendant in its answer admitted the issuance of the policy, the partial destruction of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Life & Casualty Ins. Co. of Tenn. v. McCraySupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Garnier v. Aetna Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Isaac Bell, Inc. v. Security Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
- Hardy v. Commercial Standard Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- Hart v. Springfield Fire & Marine Ins.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Steadman v. Pearl Assurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- Richardson v. Geico Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
- Sbisa v. American Equitable Assur. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
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