Legal Opinion
Edna M. Ward, Wife of and Robert L. Ward v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 30, 1976No. 75-1241PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Ward, brought this Louisiana diversity action against their insurer, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, alleging that they were wrongfully damaged by the failure of defendant to settle within the policy limits ($10,000) certain claims against them growing out of an automobile accident.
On March 15, 1969 a car driven by plaintiff, Mrs. Ward, collided with the rear end of a vehicle which Mrs. Thelma Becnel was driving causing physical injuries which eventually were found to be extremely severe. A Louisiana State Court held…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Clay v. Sun Ins. Office Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- AR Moyer, Inc. v. GrahamSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
- Clay v. Sun Insurance Office, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Scott Peckham v. Continental Casualty Insurance Co., Scott Peckham v. Continental Casualty Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Smith v. Audubon Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
- In Re Richard Lee McClintock Bankrupt. Edward W. Szczepanski, Jr., Trustee-Appellant v. General Motors Acceptance Corporation, in Re Paul Jean Portman, Jr., Bankrupt. Edward W. Szczepanski, Jr. v. Ford Motor Credit CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Lambert v. Maryland Cas. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
- Sam Parich v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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