Legal Opinion
Freeport Sulphur Co. v. Aetna Life Ins. Co. Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Freeport Sulphur Co
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1953No. 14356PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRUM, Circuit Judge.
This action was instituted by Freeport Sulphur Company to determine, by declaratory judgment, the period of duration of the contract hereinafter described, and for incidental relief. 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 2201, 2202.
Freeport is engaged in the mining of sulphur in Louisiana and Texas. In 1933, it desired to institute a pension plan for the benefit of its then and future employees, and those of its affiliated companies, by which annuities would be provided for said employees when they reached the age of retirement. To this end, beginning in August, 1933, Freeport commenced…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Boseman v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Heyman Cohen & Sons, Inc. v. M. Lurie Woolen Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Pope v. Terre Haute Car & Manufacturing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Pasquel v. OwenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Consolidated Theatres, Inc. v. Theatrical Stage Employees Union, Local 16California Supreme Court · 1968
- Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical Co. v. John J. Reynolds, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1959
- Jack N. Entis, D/B/A Entis Associates, and Jack N. Entis, Individually v. Atlantic Wire & Cable CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company v. Florida East Coast Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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