Legal Opinion
Juba C. Bell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, A/K/A State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 16, 1982No. 82-3019PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff’s decedent son, a resident of Louisiana at the time, was killed in an automobile accident in Louisiana. The plaintiff mother sues the insurer of the driver of the automobile, stationed with the deceased son at a military base in Louisiana, although a resident of Florida. The automobile was licensed in Florida but garaged in Louisiana, and the standard automobile liability insurance policy covering its operation was issued in Florida. The issue is whether the interpretation of the uninsured motorist coverage is to be governed by Florida law, the place of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jagers v. Royal Indemnity CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Mrs. Frania Tye Lee v. Ray Lee Hunt, of the Estate of H. L. Hunt v. Hugh S. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Deane v. McGeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- Brinkley & West, Inc. v. Foremost Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- John J. Sprow, Cross-Appellant v. Hartford Insurance Company, Helen Gollott, Cross-Appellees. Anna Mae Magash Keller, Cross-Appellant v. Hartford Insurance Company, Helen Gollott, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Sandefer Oil & Gas, Inc. v. Aig Oil Rig of Texas Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Francis v. Travelers Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
- Bloodworth v. CarrollLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
- In Re Combustion, Inc.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1997
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