Legal Opinion
McDaniel v. Hearn
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 1, 1963No. 10023PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AYRES, Judge.
This appeal involves only a legal issue. The question presented for determination relates to the effect upon the rights of an insurer, which has paid the insured’s loss, of a release and discharge granted by the insured to a tort-feasor.
A brief résumé of the facts appears appropriate to a proper understanding of the issue presented. An accident involving McDaniel’s Falcon Ranchero and defendant Hearn’s Ford occurred on September 2, 1961. Inflicted were the damages to McDaniel’s vehicle for which recovery is sought by him in the sum of $50.00 and by plaintiff Service Fire…
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- London Guarantee & Accident Ins. v. Vicksburg, S. & P. R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Foster & Glassell Co. v. Knight Bros.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- McCoy v. State Farm Mutual Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
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