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Weingartner v. Fidelity Mut. Ins. Co. Of Indianapolis, Ind

205 F.2d 833, 1953 U.S. App. LEXIS 2677
CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
DecidedJuly 10, 1953
Docket14443_1
StatusPublished
Cited by12 cases

This text of 205 F.2d 833 (Weingartner v. Fidelity Mut. Ins. Co. Of Indianapolis, Ind) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Weingartner v. Fidelity Mut. Ins. Co. Of Indianapolis, Ind, 205 F.2d 833, 1953 U.S. App. LEXIS 2677 (5th Cir. 1953).

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HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This is an action for personal injuries sustained by the appellants in an automobile accident that occurred in Illinois. As the cause or right of action, if any, occurred in Illinois, the rights of the parties are governed by the laws of that state. Admittedly, this action could not have been brought directly against the appellee in the courts of Illinois; and, therefore, it cannot be brought in the courts sitting in Louisiana.

Act No. 55 of the Louisiana Legislature for 1930 granted a tort claimant a right of direct action against an insurer. Said Act No. 55 was amended by Section 1 of Act No. 541 of the Acts of 1950 so as to limit the application of the statute to accidents or injuries that occurred in Louisiana. LSA-R.S., Title 22, Section 655. The court below followed the plain language of this statute, and its judgment dismissing the suit should be sustained.

Affirmed.

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