Legal Opinion
Newdigate v. Acacia Mut. Life Ass'n.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 26, 1934No. 32972PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Justice.
Plaintiff, as beneficiary, brought this action to recover the sum of $10,009, representing the face value of an insurance policy issued on the life of her husband by the defendant on May 1,1931.
The defense was that the deceased committed suicide on June 10, 1931, and that under the express terms of the policy, his death having taken place within one year from the date of the issuance of the policy, the company’s liability was limited to the return of the premiums paid, or $20.
There was judgment in favor of the plaintiff as prayed for, and the defendant has' appealed.
The law…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Webster v. New York Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- Eckendorff v. Mutual Life Ins.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Pecoraro v. New York Life Ins.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1932
- Andrews v. Provident Life Accident Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
3Cited by5 opinions
- Rome v. Life & Casualty Insurance Co. of Tenn.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Briley v. Union National Life InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- New York Life Insurance v. HunterArizona Supreme Court · 1943
- Dunaway v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
- Green v. Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1980