Legal Opinion

Theye Y Ajuria v. Pan American Life Insurance Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 24, 1964No. 46902PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOURNET, Chief Justice.

Carlos Manuel Theye Y Ajuria, a Cuban national now residing in Florida 1 , instituted proceedings in the district court in Orleans Parish against Pan American Life Insurance Company, a Louisiana corporation, to recover the cash surrender value of an insurance policy issued by the defendant on the life of the plaintiff, which under the terms of the contract, had been converted into a fully paid-up policy in June, 1942. He also prayed for penalties and attorneys’ fees.

In answer to the plaintiff’s petition, the defendant (1) denied the policy was a Louisiana contract and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Pedro Menendez Rodriguez v. Pan American Life Insurance Company, Maria Cristina Vento Jaime v. Pan American Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  2. Nyman v. Monteleone-Iberville Garage, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
  3. Blanco v. Pan-American Life Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1963
  4. Pan-American Life Insurance Company v. RecioDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
  5. Pan American Life Insurance Company v. Inocencio BlancoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Calcasieu-Marine National Bank of Lake Charles v. American Employers' Insurance Co., Louisiana Bank & Trust Co., Cross v. The Employers Liability Assurance Corp., CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  2. Savoie v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  3. Cooling v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
  4. Libra Bank Ltd. v. Banco Nacional De Costa Rica, S.A.District Court, S.D. New York · 1983
  5. Confederation Life Association v. UgaldeSupreme Court of Florida · 1964

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