CARNEY v. AMERICAN FIRE & INDEM. CO.

No. 6700.

364 So.2d 1386 (1978)

Mrs. Jenny M. CARNEY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. AMERICAN FIRE AND INDEMNITY COMPANY, Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Granted January 19, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel E. Broussard, Jr. and Frank R. Bolton, Jr., Alexandria, for plaintiff and appellant.

Gold, Little, Simon, Weems & Bruser, Eugene J. Sues, Alexandria, for defendant and appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, DOMENGEAUX, WATSON, GUIDRY and CUTRER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This suit involves the construction of an insurance policy. The plaintiff's spouse, Phillip Carney, was killed while driving a Ford Formula F race car in a racing event. The plaintiff claims death benefits of $5,000, as the beneficiary of a "Family Combination Automobile Policy." Subject to certain exclusions, the policy covers death caused by injuries sustained while in an "automobile". The defendant insurer, American Fire and Indemnity Company...

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