Legal Opinion
Mrs. Lewis Earl Leach v. The Millers Life Insurance Company of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 16, 1968No. 24496_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
The Millers Life Insurance Company of Texas, the insurer, filed a petition for declaratory judgment in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi seeking a declaration of no liability on a life insurance policy in the amount of $15,000 which it issued on the life of the insured, Lewis Earl Leach. The beneficiary of the policy, Mrs. Leach, counter-claimed for the face amount of the policy. The jury returned a verdict for the beneficiary and the district court entered judgment for her in the amount of $15,000. The insurer’s motion for judgment…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Helene Curtis Industries, Inc. And Cosmair, Inc. v. Edd Pruitt and Marjorie Ann PruittCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Fornea v. Goodyear Yellow Pine Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1938
- Charles Cater and Gulf American Fire and Casualty Company v. Gordon Transport, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Hal Fulenwider, Jr., and Marion Fulenwider, Individually and as Co-Partners D/B/A Easy Glitter Wax Co. v. Elmer WheelerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Margie C. Barnes v. Atlantic & Pacific Life Insurance Company of America, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- In Re Donald Pebsworth, a Witness Before the Special January 1982 Grand Jury. Appeal of Dr. Kersey AntiaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Maria Gonzalez, Peter ZamoraCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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