Legal Opinion
Giuffria v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 29, 1937No. 34451PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Justice.
This is a contest over the proceeds of a policy of life insurance issued in 1933 by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to Anthony J. Clesi, who died in New Orleans on May 7, 1936. On being sued by Mrs. Madlyn Clesi, the wife and named beneficiary of the insured, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ' answered, deposited the proceeds of the policy in the registry of the court, and called upon plaintiff, claiming as the named beneficiary, and upon Caroline Nina Clesi, the insured’s minor child, through her tutrix and under tutor, and Mrs. Nina Clesi, the insured’s…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- New York Life Ins. v. MurtaghSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
- Pollock v. PollockSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- Sbisa v. LazarCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1935
- State Ex Rel. Pollock v. Equitable Life Assurance of the United StatesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Wickham v. Prudential Ins. Co. of AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
- Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. HaackDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1943
- Persons v. Prudential Ins. Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1950
- Standard Life & Acc. Ins. Co. v. PylantLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- Morein v. North American Co. for Life & Health Ins.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
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