Legal Opinion

Skipper v. Federal Insurance Company

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 14, 1959No. 43869PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VIOSCA, Justice.

The controversy in this case arises out of a claim for damages on a collision policy which defendant refused to pay on the grounds of cancellation of the policy under the provisions of LSA-R.S. 22:636 by the mere mailing of notice of cancellation to plaintiff and to the Central Savings Bank & Trust Company, the loss payee named in the policy of insurance.

Plaintiff brought suit against the defendant alleging that the defendant was indebted to him under a policy of insurance for damages to his truck-trailer sustained on June 5, 1957, in the amount of $2,743 together with…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ellzey v. Hardware Mut. Ins. Co. of MinnesotaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1949
  2. McMahon v. Manufacturers Casualty Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
  3. Long v. Home Indemnity Co. of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
  4. Paz v. Implement Dealers Mutual Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
  5. Dutton v. Harmonia Ins. Co. of Buffalo, N.Y.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1938

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Hondroulis v. SchuhmacherSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  2. Broadway v. All-Star Insurance CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  3. Farmers Insurance Group v. MerryweatherSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  4. The Traders and General Insurance Company v. McKinley Z. Mallitz, McKinley Z. Mallitz v. The Bankers Fire and Marine Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
  5. Alexander v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1963

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