Legal Opinion
New York Life Insurance Co. v. Noel B. Baum v. Media Sales & Marketing, Inc., Defendant-Counterclaimant Cross-Plaintiff
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 30, 1980No. 78-2688PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Chief Judge.
The issue in this case is whether the District Court erred when, by summary judgment, it held that a $50,000 life insurance policy issued by the New York Life Insurance Company was null and void. The District Court found the policy to be void ab initio. We vacate and remand for further proceedings.
In early 1973, appellant Noel Baum and Bill Cook began discussing a joint business venture. Baum was then a Baton Rouge field underwriter for the New York Life Insurance Company. Cook was an advertis ing sales manager at a Baton Rouge television station, with experience in the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Fidelity Mutual Life Ass'n v. HarrisTexas Supreme Court · 1900
- Austin Building Co. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1968
- Castilleja v. CameroTexas Supreme Court · 1967
- Amador Ramirez, Jr., Individually, as Administrator of the Estate of Ana Maria S. De Ramirez, Deceased v. Autobuses Blancos Flecha Roja, S.A. De C.V.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Donald Budge v. Troy v. PostCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Penn Mutual Life Insurance v. AbramsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Lockwood Corporation v. Clifford Black and Bill Jim St. Clair, D/B/A B & S IrrigationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Long Island Trust Co. v. DickerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- New York Life Insurance Company v. Noel B. Baum and Media Sales and Marketing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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