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McLaurin v. OLD SO. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 25, 1976No. 48695PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

A hospital-surigcal policy which insured plaintiff (appellant) McLaurin, excepted "any loss resulting from . . . alcoholism." In the Lauderdale County Circuit Court he sued the insurers, Kennesaw Insurance Company and Old Southern Life Insurance Company (defendants, cross-appellants)1 for hospital and medical expenses related to his treatment for injuries sustained in an automobile accident. The insurers argue that plaintiff's injuries resulted from "alcoholism" and that therefore the exception (for alcoholism) shielded them from liability. Dissatisfied with the amount of the $14,438.12…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Powell v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Marshall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Commercial Union Insurance Company v. ByrneMississippi Supreme Court · 1971
  4. Graves v. JohnsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1937
  5. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. BishopMississippi Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Conley v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
  2. USF&G CO. v. OmnibankMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Brander v. NaborsDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1978
  4. Bellefonte Ins. Co. v. GriffinMississippi Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Estate of Baxter v. Shaw Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2001

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