Legal Opinion
Estate of Derouen v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 20, 1964No. 46736PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Justice.
The widow and heirs of Louis R. Derouen 1 brought this suit to recover sums allegedly due under an insurance contract whereby the defendant, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, 2 agreed to pay the balance due on a chattel mortgage on an automobile purchased by decedent, in the event of his death.
In their original and supplemental petitions plaintiffs allege that Mr. Derouen purchased a Chevrolet automobile from Veillon Motor Company of Ville Platte, Louisiana on August 12, 1957 as a graduation gift for his then minor daughter, Ann Louis Derouen; that he made the down…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sims v. JeterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
- Breaux v. SarvoieSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
- International Accountants Society v. SantanaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- Succession of EasumSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1897
- Celeste Sugar Co. v. Dunbar-Dukate Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Williams v. Arkansas Louisiana Gas CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- LaPorte v. Clesi, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Nasco Equipment Co. v. Briggs-Weaver, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
- Parish National Bank v. OttLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
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