Legal Opinion
Swilley v. American Fire & Casualty Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 9, 1962No. 5637PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LANDRY, Judge.
Plaintiff herein, Luther F. Swilley, a carpenter, having sustained the loss of his left eye in an accident which occurred in the course of his performing certain repairs to-a residence owned by one C. L. George, instituted this action in tort directly against defendant, American Fire and Casualty Company, to recover damages for said injury, under a policy of liability insurance issued by defendant covering the premises owned by George and upon which plaintiff was working at the time of the mishap.
*158The gravamen of plaintiff’s complaint is that his injury was caused solely by the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kohn v. McNultaSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Moffet v. KochSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Spears v. American Fidelity & Casualty CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Regenbogen v. Southern Shipwrecking CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1949
- Antoine v. Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1948
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Miller v. Employers Mut. Liability Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Pfister v. Phoenix of Hartford Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- Pearson v. Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Buckbee v. Aweco, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
- Lytell v. HushfieldLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
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