Legal Opinion

Massachusetts Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Nails

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided September 12, 1989No. 89-C-0550PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

549 So.2d 826 (1989)

MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

v.

Steven F. NAILS.

No. 89-C-0550.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 12, 1989.

Rehearing Denied October 12, 1989.

Hal J. Broussard, Paul B. David, Broussard & David, for applicant.

Malcolm A. Meyer, Baldwin & Haspel, for respondent.

COLE, Justice.

Plaintiff insurer issued a group policy to defendant's employer, Exxon Corporation. Due to a non-work-related accident, defendant was rendered quadriplegic. Subsequently, defendant was terminated and thus no longer eligible for membership in the group policy. The policy provided an additional…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Muse v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
  2. Illinois Cent. Gulf R. Co. v. International HarvesterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  3. Morse v. J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  4. Truschinger v. PakSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
  5. Cataldie v. Louisiana Health Service & Indem. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1984

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Schroeder v. Board of Sup'rsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
  2. Louisiana Ins. Guar. Ass'n v. Interstate Fire & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
  3. Belle Pass Terminal, Inc. v. Jolin, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
  4. Sally Gahn v. Allstate Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  5. Lee v. PenningtonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002

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