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DUPRE v. HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 4354.

291 So.2d 824 (1973)

Horace DUPRE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 21, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones, Kimball, Patin, Harper, Tete & Wetherill by Carl H. Hanchey, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

Preston N. Aucoin, Ville Platte, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FRUGE, SAVOY and PONDER, JJ.

FRUGE, Judge.

This is a suit for disability benefits under an accident and sickness insurance policy. Plaintiff is the insured and defendant the insurer. The District Judge awarded plaintiff the benefits sought plus statutory penalties and attorney's fees. The defendant appealed.

The substantial issues are:

(1) Did plaintiff's leg injury in July of 1966 result in "continuous total disability" within the meaning of the policy provisions.

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