Legal Opinion
Driggers v. Business Men's Assur. Co. Of America
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 22, 1952No. 13954PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.
Claiming an anticipatory breach of his policy, plaintiff below, appellant here, brought this suit to recover the present value of a health and accident policy together with penalties and attorneys’ fees.
The claim in substance was: that, on or about March 7, 1948, while the policy was still in force and effect, plaintiff received an injury which rendered him totally and continuously disabled within the meaning of the policy; that thereafter instead of paying him the amount then due under the policy terms, defendant repudiated its obligations to the plaintiff by returning…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mobley v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Universal Life & Accident Insurance v. SandersTexas Supreme Court · 1937
- Sanders v. Aetna Life InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1947
- Gulf Ins. Co. v. RiddleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947
- Bank Sav. Life Ins. Co. v. MilanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company v. Dr. Harry Leslie KlotzCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Hubert Wesley Driggers v. Business Men's Assurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Hubert Wesley Driggers v. Business Men's Assurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955