Legal Opinion
Fontenot v. Wabash Life Insurance Company
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 18, 1963No. 46334PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAWTHORNE, Justice.
On application of the defendant insurance company a writ was granted in this case to review a judgment of the Court of Appeal only insofar as it awarded to plaintiff as penalties, under R.S. 22:657, double the amount of the health and acci dent benefits due under the terms of the policy together with attorney’s fees fixed by the court. 1 La.App., 143 So.2d 592.
R.S. 22:657, under which these penalties were assessed, reads as follows:
“All claims arising under the terms of health and accident contracts issued in this state shall be paid not more than thirty days from the date…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ayres v. New York Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
- Seguin v. Continental Service Life & Health InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Campasi v. Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'nSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
- Phelps v. Southern National Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
3Cited by6 opinions
- Rushing v. American Income Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
- Baque v. Pan-American Life Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Simmons v. American National Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Veillon v. Combined Insurance Co. of AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- West v. Lincoln Income Life InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
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