Legal Opinion
Smith v. Girley
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 13, 1971No. 51063, 51085PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Chief Justice.
The plaintiff, William M. Smith, instituted this suit to recover damages for injuries sustained in an automobile collision. He joined as one of the parties defendant the Travelers Insurance Company, claiming he was an “insured” under the terms of a policy issued by the company on one of the cars involved since he was an “occupant” of the car within the meaning of the policy’s uninsured motorist clause. We granted this writ to review the judgment of the Court of Appeal for the First Circuit which held Smith had failed to prove he was an “occupant” of the insured car,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Pierre v. Allstate Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
- Madden v. Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Ins.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1948
- Wolf v. American Casualty Co. of Reading, PennsylvaniaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1954
- Hendricks v. American Employers Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Bloodworth v. CarrollLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
- White v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
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