Legal Opinion
Givens v. Washington Nat. Ins. Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 30, 1936No. 16554PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JANVIER, Judge.
On September 16, 1929, defendant, Washington National Insurance Company, issued a policy of insurance to Percy Givens, a resident of the state of Louisiana, then thirty-three years of age. The policy stipulated that, in consideration of the specified premium, in the event of the death of Givens while the policy remained in effect, the company would pay to his designated beneficiary, Mary Ida Givens, his wife, a cash “benefit” of $135, and that, in the event of his being disabled by sickness or accident while the policy remained in effect, it would pay to him a weekly disability…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- New York Life Insurance v. StathamSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Johnson v. Life Ins. Co. of VirginiaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
- Gulf Refining Co. v. HartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
- Alford v. Hughes & RandolphSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1859
- Hood v. ChamblissSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1852
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Leiter Minerals, Inc. v. California Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- St. Mary Operating Co. v. GuidryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2007
- McDermott, Inc. v. M-Elec. & Const. Co., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
- Smith v. Washington Nat. Ins.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1952
- Leiter Minerals, Inc. v. California Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
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