Legal Opinion
Frederick W. Shockley, Etc. v. Ralph M. Sallows, Colonial Penn Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1980No. 78-1480PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
The appeal in this diversity case concerns the rescission of an automobile liability insurance contract. Mrs. Judith Shockley, wife of Frederick Shockley and mother of two minor children, was killed in an automobile accident in Louisiana on November 7, 1975. On November 12, 1975 Shockley, individually and as natural tutor of the minor children, filed a wrongful death action against Ralph Sallows and his insurer, Colonial Penn Insurance Company. The action against the insurer was brought under the Louisiana Direct Action Statute (La. R.S. 22:655). The District Court held that the occurrence of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Watson v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Hughes v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1975
- Webb v. Zurich Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
- Davies v. Consolidated UnderwritersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- Shaw v. New York Fire & Marine Underwriters, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Wedgeworth v. Fibreboard Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Van Horn v. Atlantic Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. v. DuffyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Tim Sosebee v. Steadfast Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
- Richard v. FlifletNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
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