Legal Opinion
McGowen v. St. Paul Guardian Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 12, 1982No. 82-269PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORET, Judge.
This matter arises out of the theft of a pair of elephant tusks from the home of Wanda Lyles McGowen, plaintiff herein. The tusks stood Tk feet tall and had a combined total weight of 196 pounds (one weighing 101 pounds and the other weighing 95 pounds). There is little doubt from the record that these tusks were appropriately designated as being in the “trophy” class.
Mrs. McGowen was insured against risk of loss via theft by the St. Paul Guardian Insurance Company. Additionally, she had purchased, under the same policy, the “Home Contents Replacement Costs Endorsement” which…
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- Gauthier v. Employers National InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
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