Legal Opinion
Watson v. United of Omaha Life Insurance
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided April 20, 1990No. Civ. A. 89-426-BPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON DEPENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
POLOZOLA, District Judge.
Bobby E. Watson originally filed this suit in the 19th Judicial District Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana against United of Omaha Life Insurance Company (United) to recover life insurance benefits allegedly owed to him. The defendant timely removed this suit to this Court based on diversity jurisdiction. 1 United has now filed a motion for summary judgment.
On March 10, 1987, Mrs. Frankie Watson applied for a $50,000 term life insurance policy with United. In her application, Mrs. Watson indicated that…
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- Cousin v. PageSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Coleman v. Occidental Life Ins. Co. of NCSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- Darby v. Safeco Ins. Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- Benton v. Shelter Mut. Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
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