Legal Opinion

Confederation Life Insurance Co. v. De Lara Et Al.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided October 24, 1972No. 71-1487Published

1Opinion of the Court

409 U.S. 953

93 S.Ct. 284

34 L.Ed.2d 225

CONFEDERATION LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

v.

Hector deLARA et al.

No. 71-1487.

Supreme Court of the United States

October 24, 1972

On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Florida.

The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.

2Concurring in part, dissenting in partJustice Brennan, joined by Justice Douglas

1

I dissent from the Court's refusal to grant certiorari to consider whether the Florida Supreme Court's choice of law in this action on a life insurance contract deprived petitioner of due process under the Fourteenth Amendment and the principles established in Home Insurance Co. v. Dick, 281 U.S. 397, 50 S.Ct. 338, 74…

3Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Home Insurance v. DickSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  2. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Delta & Pine Land Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. Corey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Clay v. Sun Insurance Office, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Confederation Life Association v. Vega Y ArminanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968

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