Legal Opinion
Freeport Sulphur Co. v. Aetna Life Ins. Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided September 10, 1952No. Civ. A. 2678PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WRIGHT, District Judge.
This case presents for judicial determination an interpretation of an employees’ group annuity policy issued by the defendant to the plaintiff in behalf of its employees. The primary question to be determined is whether or not the contract, having no express term, is cancellable at will.
The plaintiff is engaged in the mining of sulphur. Its principal operations are in Louisiana and in Texas where the majority of its employees • reside, but its executive offices are in the City of New York. It is chartered for perpetual existence by the State of Delaware. The defendant…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Griffin v. McCoachSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Boseman v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Willard, Sutherland & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Heyman Cohen & Sons, Inc. v. M. Lurie Woolen Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Freeport Sulphur Co. v. Aetna Life Ins. Co. Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Freeport Sulphur CoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company v. Florida East Coast Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Mitler v. FriedebergNew York Supreme Court · 1961
- Industrial Risk Insurers v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1987
- United Gas Pipeline Co. v. SingletonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
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