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POWELL v. OLD SOUTHERN LIFE INS. CO.

No. 85-4203 Summary Calendar.

780 F.2d 1265 (1986)

Joseph F. POWELL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OLD SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE CO., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 22, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Provosty, Sadler & deLaunay, David P. Spence, Alexandria, La., for defendant-appellant.

Charles F. Nunnally, III, Alexandria, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUBIN, JOHNSON, and JONES, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

Following state law, we affirm the district court's determination that an insurance company failed to pay a claim made on a health insurance policy without just and reasonable grounds and that it owed both the amount claimed and attorneys' fees. We affirm the amount it awarded as fees, and, in addition, assess the fees due for this appeal.

Joseph F. Powell bought two accident and health...

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