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breach of the cooperation clause in Louisiana

6 Louisiana opinions name it 1 courts 1956–2024 1 in the last five years

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CaseCitedYears
Broussard v. Broussard neutral
lactapp · 1956
2 sentences

1967Cir., 1963) which stated: “ * * * In order for an insurance company to deny liability because of a breach of the cooperation clause, the breach must be material and prejudicial.” See also Freyou v. Marquette Casualty Co., La.App., 149 So.2d 697, 703 ; Baham v. Stilley, La.App., 122 So.2d 884 ; Broussard v. Broussard, La.App., 84 So.2d 899 ; Levy v. Indemnity Insurance Co., La.App., 8 So.2d 774 .

1960A very similar situation to that presented in the instant case was before us in the case of' Broussard v. Broussard, La.App., 84 So.2d 899 , wherein we held that there was a breach of the cooperation clause when the driver, who had originally stated that the accident was caused by a truck making a left turn just fifteen feet in front of him when he was driving at 40 to 45 miles per hour, later testified that the truck started making the turn at approximately 300 feet from the place of the accident at which time his speed was from 60 to 65 miles per hour.

31960–1967
Baham v. Stilley neutral
lactapp · 1960
2 sentences

1967Cir., 1963) which stated: “ * * * In order for an insurance company to deny liability because of a breach of the cooperation clause, the breach must be material and prejudicial.” See also Freyou v. Marquette Casualty Co., La.App., 149 So.2d 697, 703 ; Baham v. Stilley, La.App., 122 So.2d 884 ; Broussard v. Broussard, La.App., 84 So.2d 899 ; Levy v. Indemnity Insurance Co., La.App., 8 So.2d 774 .

1963Freyou v. Marquette Casualty Co., La.App., 149 So.2d 697, 703 ; Baham v. Stilley, La.App., 122 So.2d 884 ; Broussard v. Broussard, La.

31963–1967
Freyou v. Marquette Casualty Company green
lactapp · 1963
2 sentences

1967Cir., 1963) which stated: “ * * * In order for an insurance company to deny liability because of a breach of the cooperation clause, the breach must be material and prejudicial.” See also Freyou v. Marquette Casualty Co., La.App., 149 So.2d 697, 703 ; Baham v. Stilley, La.App., 122 So.2d 884 ; Broussard v. Broussard, La.App., 84 So.2d 899 ; Levy v. Indemnity Insurance Co., La.App., 8 So.2d 774 .

1963Freyou v. Marquette Casualty Co., La.App., 149 So.2d 697, 703 ; Baham v. Stilley, La.App., 122 So.2d 884 ; Broussard v. Broussard, La.

21963–1967
Elba v. Thomas green
lactapp · 1952
2 sentences

1963Baham v. Stilley, (La.App., 1 Cir., 1960), 122 So.2d 884 ; Lindsey v. Gulf Insurance Company, et al, (La.App., 2 Cir., 1942), 7 So.2d 757 ; Upshaw v. Great American Indemnity Company, (La.App., 2 Cir., 1959), 112 So.2d 125 ; Broussard v. Broussard, (La.App., 1 Cir., 1956), 84 So.2d 899 ; Elba v. Thomas, (La.App., Orl., 1952), 59 So.2d 732 ; Garland v. Audubon Insurance Company, (La.App., 1 Cir., 1960), 119 So. 2d 530 .

1956Our brothers of the Orleans Court of Appeal recently summarized the Louisiana rule concerning the defense of non-cooperation in Elba v. Thomas, La.App., 59 So.2d 732 , at page 734: "`The defendant insurer urges a separate and distinct defense against plaintiff's recovery, in that the insured violated the assistance and cooperation clause of its policy contract.

21956–1963
Lee v. United Fire & Cas. Co. green
lactapp · 1992
1 sentence

2024Accordingly, for a policy to be deemed void on the basis of non-compliance with a cooperation clause, the insurer must demonstrate that it made “a diligent effort to obtain the requested information,” and the insurer bears the burden of proving that the breach of the cooperation clause was “both material and prejudicial.” Id. (citations omitted).

12024–2024
Levy v. Indemnity Ins. Co. of North America green
lactapp · 1942
1 sentence

1967Cir., 1963) which stated: “ * * * In order for an insurance company to deny liability because of a breach of the cooperation clause, the breach must be material and prejudicial.” See also Freyou v. Marquette Casualty Co., La.App., 149 So.2d 697, 703 ; Baham v. Stilley, La.App., 122 So.2d 884 ; Broussard v. Broussard, La.App., 84 So.2d 899 ; Levy v. Indemnity Insurance Co., La.App., 8 So.2d 774 .

11967–1967
Garland v. Audubon Insurance Company green
lactapp · 1960
2 sentences

1963Baham v. Stilley, (La.App., 1 Cir., 1960), 122 So.2d 884 ; Lindsey v. Gulf Insurance Company, et al, (La.App., 2 Cir., 1942), 7 So.2d 757 ; Upshaw v. Great American Indemnity Company, (La.App., 2 Cir., 1959), 112 So.2d 125 ; Broussard v. Broussard, (La.App., 1 Cir., 1956), 84 So.2d 899 ; Elba v. Thomas, (La.App., Orl., 1952), 59 So.2d 732 ; Garland v. Audubon Insurance Company, (La.App., 1 Cir., 1960), 119 So. 2d 530 .

1963Garland v. Audubon Insurance Co., La.App. 1 Cir., 119 So.2d 530 (syllabus 3), certiorari denied.

11963–1963
Lindsey v. Gulf Ins. Co. neutral
lactapp · 1942
1 sentence

1963Baham v. Stilley, (La.App., 1 Cir., 1960), 122 So.2d 884 ; Lindsey v. Gulf Insurance Company, et al, (La.App., 2 Cir., 1942), 7 So.2d 757 ; Upshaw v. Great American Indemnity Company, (La.App., 2 Cir., 1959), 112 So.2d 125 ; Broussard v. Broussard, (La.App., 1 Cir., 1956), 84 So.2d 899 ; Elba v. Thomas, (La.App., Orl., 1952), 59 So.2d 732 ; Garland v. Audubon Insurance Company, (La.App., 1 Cir., 1960), 119 So. 2d 530 .

11963–1963
Upshaw v. Great American Indemnity Company green
lactapp · 1959
1 sentence

1963Baham v. Stilley, (La.App., 1 Cir., 1960), 122 So.2d 884 ; Lindsey v. Gulf Insurance Company, et al, (La.App., 2 Cir., 1942), 7 So.2d 757 ; Upshaw v. Great American Indemnity Company, (La.App., 2 Cir., 1959), 112 So.2d 125 ; Broussard v. Broussard, (La.App., 1 Cir., 1956), 84 So.2d 899 ; Elba v. Thomas, (La.App., Orl., 1952), 59 So.2d 732 ; Garland v. Audubon Insurance Company, (La.App., 1 Cir., 1960), 119 So. 2d 530 .

11963–1963

Where else courts name it

IL 25 (1958–2022) MA 7 (1953–2005) WA 7 (1998–2021) LA 6 (1956–2024) CA 6 (1935–1991) TN 6 (2000–2016) MN 5 (1961–2004) MD 3 (1962–1982) NE 3 (1966–1969) TX 2 (1970–2018) CO 2 (1949–1989) FL 2 (1962–1967) AZ 2 (1988–2012)

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