Legal Opinion
Sandefer Oil & Gas, Inc. v. Aig Oil Rig of Texas Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 6, 1988No. 87-4491PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents a choice of law question: is the interpretation of certain insurance contract notice provisions governed by Louisiana law or Texas law? The district court held that Texas law applied, and the court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment because the plaintiff-insured, under Texas law, failed to give the defendants reasonably prompt notice of its losses. We apply Louisiana choice of law principles and Texas insurance law, and we find no error in the district court’s judgment.
1. FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS
Between 1980 and 1984 Sandefer Oil…
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