HOLLINGSWORTH v. GENERAL ACCIDENT & LIFE INS. CORP., LTD.

No. 4590.

297 So.2d 446 (1974)

Lindy E. HOLLINGSWORTH, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. GENERAL ACCIDENT & LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD., Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 26, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Flanagan, Metairie, for plaintiff and appellant.

John A. Jeansonne, Jr., Lafayette, for defendant and appellee.

Before HOOD, CULPEPPER and MILLER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a suit for benefits under a homeowner's insurance policy which provided coverage against loss due to burglary of the insured premises. The defendant insurer filed an exception of prescription on the grounds that this suit was not filed within one year after plaintiff discovered the loss, as required by the policy. From a judgment sustaining the exception and dismissing his suit, plaintiff appealed.

The substantial issue is whether...

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