Legal Opinion
Cain v. Employers Casualty Company
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 23, 1959No. 43722PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMON, Justice.
Upon the application of relator, Employers Casualty Company, we granted writs in this case, but limited solely to a consideration of the difference in views entertained by the First and Second Circuit Courts of Appeal on the question of whether attorney’s fees assessable under LSA-R.S. 22:658 1 are restricted by the provisions of LSA-R.S. 23:1141 2 .
The Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, in affirming the lower court’s judgment, expressly held that an award of reasonable attorney’s fees is properly allowable under the provisions of the Insurance Code, supra, when invoked as a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wright v. National Surety Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
- Hunt v. HillSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
- Crowell v. New Hampshire Fire Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1933
- Daigle v. Great American Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Cain v. Employers Casualty CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
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3Cited by56 opinions
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- Stafford v. Westchester Fire Insurance Co. of New York, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1974
- Fruge v. Hub City Iron Works, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- Redding v. CadeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Delafosse v. Industrial Painters, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
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