Legal Opinion
Joseph F. Powell v. Old Southern Life Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 22, 1986No. 85-4203PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
Following state law, we affirm the district court’s determination that an insurance company failed to pay a claim made on a health insurance policy without just and reasonable grounds and that it owed both the amount claimed and attorneys’ fees. We affirm the amount it awarded as fees, and, in addition, assess the fees due for this appeal.
Joseph F. Powell bought two accident and health policies from Old Southern Life Insurance Company to become effective May 1, 1981. Nineteen months after the insurance coverage began, Powell underwent coronary bypass surgery. Old…
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