BERNARD v. FIRST NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 3408.

248 So.2d 913 (1971)

Yolande BERNARD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FIRST NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 25, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Normann & Normann, by Michael A. Britt, New Orleans, and Nicholas Gachassin, Lafayette, for defendant-appellant.

Bean & Rush, by Warren D. Rush, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SAVOY, HOOD and MILLER, JJ.


HOOD, Judge.

Mrs. Yolande Bernard instituted this suit to recover benefits alleged to be due on three insurance policies issued by defendant, First National Life Insurance Company, insuring the life of Doris B. Bernard, who died as a result of a gunshot wound. The trial court rendered judgment in favor of plaintiff, and defendant has appealed.

The sole issue presented is whether coverage for the death of Bernard was specifically excluded by provisions contained...

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