Legal Opinion

Silver v. National Life & Accident Ins.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 21, 1927No. 10,747PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtClaiborne, J.

This is a suit upon a beneficial insurance policy.

The plaintiff alleged that on November 9, 1925, the defendant company insured the life of her mother, Pearline Kolmor, for $108.00 in favor of plaintiff as beneficiary; that on February 27, 1926, the assured died; but that the defendant company refused to pay the policy; that by reason of such refusal plaintiff is entitled to double the amount of the policy and also to an amount for attorney’s fees to be fixed by the court;

The defendant admitted the issuance of the policy, the death of the assured, and the payment of all premiums, but denied…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Brown v. Continental Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
  2. Barker v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
  3. St. Landry Wholesale Mercantile Co. v. Teutonia Ins.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
  4. Story v. Hope InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
  5. Hood v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1903

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Williams v. Unity Industrial Life Ins.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
  2. Oglesby v. Life Ins.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
  3. Prilleux v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1941
  4. Eagan v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1934
  5. Polite v. National Accident & Life Ins.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1928

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