PENN v. LIGHTHOUSE LIFE INS. CO., INC.

No. 14364.

392 So.2d 181 (1980)

William PENN, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LIGHTHOUSE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 2, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene J. Coen, and Barry E. Edwards, Shreveport, for defendant-appellant.

Kennedy, Goodman & Donovan by David B. Clinkenbeard, Shreveport, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PRICE, HALL and MARVIN, JJ.


MARVIN, Judge.

Judgment was against the insurer and in favor of the plaintiff-beneficiary, brother of the decedent insured, for the proceeds of the life insurance policy purchased by the beneficiary. The judgment also assessed penalties against the insurer. The insurer appeals, contending the beneficiary did not have an insurable interest in the life of his brother (LRS 22:613) and that the beneficiary, with the intent to...

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