Legal Opinion
Callan v. Mutual Life Ins. Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 10, 1933No. 14217PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESTERPIELD, Judge.
This is a suit by a beneficiary on two policies of industrial life insurance aggregating the sum of $750. It is defended upon the ground that delivery of the policies was not made as required by the following provision, common to both iiolicies:
“This policy is void until the same is actually delivered to the insured in person while in sound health.”
As a matter of fact, the policies were never delivered for the reason that when the agent of defendant called at the domicile of the insured he discovered that the insured was dead, having died the day before from causes which do…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- New York Life Insurance v. BabcockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Brown v. Continental Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- Shuff v. Life Casualty Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- Coci v. New York Life Ins.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
- Kelly v. Supreme CouncilAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Pruitt v. Great Southern Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- Daniels v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984
- City of Toledo v. BurksOhio Court of Appeals · 1955
- Lafleur v. All American Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1963