Legal Opinion
Tracy v. Queen City Fire Ins.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 14, 1913No. 19,684PublishedCited by 21 opinions
Action by Mrs. Annie E. Tracy and others against the Queen City Fire Insurance Company. Judgment for plaintiff was affirmed by the Court of Appeal, and defendant applies for certiorari or writ of review.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
[1] The policy of fire insurance declared upon by the plaintiffs contains the following stipulation, to wit:
*612“No suit or action on this policy for the recovery of any claim shall b,e sustainable in any court of law or until after full compliance by the insured with all the foregoing requirements, nor unless commenced within twelve months next after the fire.”
In Blanks v. Insurance Co., 36 La. Ann. 602, the court said:
“The validity and legality of stipulations in policies of insurance limiting the time within which actions for claims thereunder may be brought have been affirmed by this court…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Railroad Co. v. SchurmeirSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Riddlesbarger v. Hartford InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Hamilton v. Royal Insurance Co. of Liverpool, EnglandNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Blanks v. Hibernia InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1884
- Edson v. Merchants' Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1883
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Taranto v. Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2011
- Gremillion v. Travelers Indemnity CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
- Ray v. Liberty Industrial Life Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1938
- Suire v. Combined Insurance Company of AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- Guccione v. New Jersey Ins. Co. of Newark, N. J.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
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