Legal Opinion
Mathews v. Hixson Bros., Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 4, 2004No. 03-1065PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
| WOODARD, Judge.
The Plaintiffs appeal the trial court’s ruling to decertify the class in this action. We reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand for further proceedings.
This dispute concerns whether a class action is the proper procedural method for adjudicating the Plaintiffs’ claims. The underlying claims involve burial insurance policies that Central State Life Insurance Company (Central State) issued which designated a Hixson Brothers Funeral Home as the provider of funeral benefits. These policies provide that Hixson Brothers Funeral Home will furnish certain funeral benefits,…
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