Legal Opinion
Kansas v. Sun Indemnity Co. of New York
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 29, 1948No. 19013PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This appeal involves the suit of an assured, Fisher Kansas, against his workmen's compensation insurer, Sun Indemnity Company of New York, in which he seeks to recover $750 attorneys' fees which were incurred in defending himself in a workmen's compensation action brought by a widow who claimed that her husband, while employed by Kansas, was killed accidentally during the scope and course of the employment.
The compensation suit was brought by Edna Harris against Fisher Kansas, the Sun Indemnity Company of New York, his insurer, and Nick Christiana; the plaintiff sought to recover from the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- McKane v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1940
- Sears v. Interurban Transp. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
- Lang v. Jersey Gold Creameries, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1937
- Shehee-Ford Wagon & Harness Co. v. Continental Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
- S. R. Zagst & Co. v. Southern Surety Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Breitenbach v. GreenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Fontenot v. State Farm Mutual Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Butler v. Maryland Casualty CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1956
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