Louisiana Statutes
§ 22:1316 — Suits on fire insurance policies
Louisiana·Title 22 Insurance
Whenever suit is filed to recover loss on a fire insurance policy which has been issued either in the name of a married man or a married woman on property belonging to the community of acquets and gains or on property which is the separate and paraphernal property of either husband or wife, it shall not be a good defense on the part of the insurer, except in case of fraud to allege that the policy was issued in the name of the husband, whereas the title to the property was in the name of the wife or vice versa; or that the policy was issued in the name of the husband, whereas the property was the separate and paraphernal property of the wife or vice versa, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding.
The insurer shall have the burden and duty of issuing the policy in the name of the real
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Related
Benefit Recovery, Inc. v. Donelon
521 F.3d 326 (Fifth Circuit, 2008)
Legislative History
Acts 1958, No. 125; Redesignated from R.S. 22:693 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
Nearby Sections
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§ 22:13
Penalty for violations§ 22:1300.1
Short title§ 22:1300.10
Consumer protections disclosures§ 22:1300.11
Driver's license verification; data retention§ 22:1300.12
Responsibility for equipment§ 22:1300.13
Automobile safety recalls§ 22:1300.2
Definitions§ 22:1300.3
Insurance coverage during car sharing period§ 22:1300.4
Notification of implications of lien§ 22:1300.5
Exclusions in motor vehicle liability policy§ 22:1300.6
Recordkeeping; use of vehicle in car sharing§ 22:1300.7
Exemption; vicarious liability§ 22:1300.8
Contribution against indemnification§ 22:1300.9
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