HENDRICKS v. CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INS. CO.

No. 3301.

244 So.2d 249 (1971)

Mrs. Joyce D. HENDRICKS, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 4, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel T. Murchison, and William P. Crews, Jr., Natchitoches, for defendant-appellant.

Gahagan & Kelly, by Marvin F. Gahagan, Natchitoches, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HOOD, CULPEPPER and DOMENGEAUX, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a suit for credit life insurance benefits. The plaintiff, Mrs. Joyce D. Hendricks, is the widow of C. D. Hendricks, on whose life the policy was issued. Defendant is the insurer. From an adverse judgment, defendant appealed. Plaintiff answered the appeal, seeking penalties.

The issues are: (1) Must an insurer, seeking to avoid liability on the grounds of false statements in the application for insurance, prove both that the false...

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