Legal Opinion
Travia v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 1, 1937No. 34089PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAND, Justice.
On August 6, 1932, defendant company issued to John P. Douglas a policy On his life in-the sum of $5,000, payable to the estate of the assured.
On September 17, 1932, the assured assigned this policy to plaintiff to secure payment for groceries, rent, and loans, amounting, at the death of the assured, to $262; and also to secure the additional sum of $119.10, advanced to him by plaintiff for payment of the first semiannual premium on the policy.
Douglas was killed in the city of New Orleans on September 30, 1932. He died from gunshot wounds in the back.
Plaintiff, as assignee,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mutual Life Insurance v. Hurni Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Yesler v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1890
- Anderson v. Mut. Life Ins. Co. of N.Y.California Supreme Court · 1913
- Harrington v. Mutual Life InsuranceNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1911
- Wood v. Brotherhood of American YeomenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Haeuser v. &198tna Casualty Surety Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
- Garland v. Audubon Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Rubenstein v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New YorkDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1984
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