Legal Opinion
Oubre v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 26, 1945No. 18221PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Edwin J. Oubre died on March 16, 1942, as a result of his having either jumped or fallen out of a window in an office on the twelfth floor of the Carondelet Building in the City of New Orleans. The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, hereinafter called the "insurance company", had issued to the deceased two policies of life insurance of $1,000 each, the policies containing a provision for the payment of double indemnity in the event of accidental death. The insurance company paid to Mrs. Oubre, the beneficiary, the principal sum of each policy or a total of $2,000, but refused to pay…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Leman v. Manhattan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1894
- Webster v. New York Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- Pecoraro v. New York Life Ins.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1932
- Andrews v. Provident Life Accident Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
3Cited by4 opinions
- Louise K. Schleunes v. American Casualty Company of Reading, Pa.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Rome v. Life & Casualty Insurance Co. of Tenn.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Young v. First National Life Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Briley v. Union National Life InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971