Legal Opinion
Foote v. Sun Life Assur. Co. of Canada
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 5, 1937No. 16635PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Judge.
This is a contest for the available proceeds of a life insurance policy. The facts of the case are undisputed (except as to unimportant details) and we find them to be as follows:
For some time prior to November 21, 1932, one John R. Foote was engaged in the investment brokerage business in the city of New Orleans. One of his clients was Mrs. Jessy Benedict Gessner. Foote had handled a number of transactions for Mrs. Gessner involving large amounts of money and had also borrowed from her various sums. On November 21, 1932, having become indebted unto her to a considerable…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Conger v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1880
- Pierson v. Metropolitan BankSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Succession of ErwinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
- Succession of AronsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
- Succession of DumestreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- In Re Pan American Life Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
- Wallace v. Fidelity National BankLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
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