Legal Opinion
Zoila Santovenia and Lorenzo Santovenia, Etc. v. Confederation Life Association, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 31, 1972No. 71-2928PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
This action was brought by Cuban nationals now residing in Florida to recover in dollars the proceeds of a life insurance policy issued in Cuba which by its terms was payable in Cuba and in Cuban pesos. The district court, finding that the insurance contract was governed by Cuban law and that under Cuban law plaintiffs could recover only in Cuba and in pesos, entered summary judgment in favor of defendant insurance company. We affirm the judgment of the district court for the reasons stated in its thorough opinion, reprinted below.
We would add only the following.…
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