Legal Opinion
Payne v. Louisiana Industrial Life Ins. Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 21, 1948No. 18750PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Plaintiff, Ernest Payne, the designated beneficiary in three policies of insurance on the life of Josephine Payne, brought this suit against the insurer, Louisiana Industrial Life Insurance Company, for the sum of $565, with interest, the aggregate amount of the three policies.
Each policy provides in effect that no benefits shall be payable or recoverable should the insured die as the result of a violation of the law, and that in such case the company is liable only for the amount of the premiums paid. The insurer interposed two defenses, (1) that Josephine Payne died as a result of an…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Ritter v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance v. McCueSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Burt v. Union Central Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Darrow v. . Family Fund SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Fitch v. . American Popular Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
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3Cited by5 opinions
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