Legal Opinion
Bayles v. Jefferson Standard Life Ins.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 5, 1933No. 4413PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TALIAFERRO, Judge.
On April 26, 1922, defendant company issued a policy of life insurance to Basil Bay-les, of Union parish, La., for $1,000, insuring his life for the period of one year, with H. G. Bayles, father of the insured, named as beneficiary. The policy contains a “double indemnity” provision whereby the defendant agreed to pay the beneficiary an amount equal to double the face of the policy if, while it was in effect, the death of the insured resulted from bodily injury within 90 days after the occurrence of such injury, provided death resulted directly and independently of all other…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Mallory v. . the Travelers' Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Agen v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
- Modern Woodman Accident Ass'n v. ShryockNebraska Supreme Court · 1898
- Leman v. Manhattan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1894
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Keener v. Fidelity and Casualty Co. of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- Gilpin v. Aetna Life InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1939
- Louise K. Schleunes v. American Casualty Company of Reading, Pa.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Butler v. American Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Young v. First National Life Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
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