Legal Opinion
Lester v. Aetna Life Insurance Company
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided October 24, 1968No. Civ. A. 9836PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON THE MERITS
BEN C. DAWKINS, JR., Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, as named beneficiary of a life insurance policy issued by defendant, seeks recovery of the proceeds allegedly due him under the policy. Suit was originally filed in the Tenth Judicial District Court, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, but was timely removed to this Court. Our jurisdiction is based upon 28 U.S.C. § 1332, diversity of citizenship, and involves the requisite amount in controversy. The case has been submitted to us, without formal hearing, on joint stipulation of the parties. The facts are agreed upon as set forth below.
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Auten v. AutenNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- W. H. Barber Co. v. HughesIndiana Supreme Court · 1945
- Baffin Land Corp. v. MONTICELLO MOT. INN., INC.Washington Supreme Court · 1967
- Doty v. Central Mutual Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Don E. Lester, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Denny v. American Tobacco CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1970
- Vining v. State Farm Life Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- Bolin Farms v. American Cotton Shippers AssociationDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1974
- Dean v. General Motors CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1969
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