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· 4/15/1882

State v. Cognovitch

Citations

  • 34 La. 529

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding that a where a breach of contract claim and breach of covenant of good faith claim were based on the same conduct, “the latter [could not] withstand summary judgment”
  • granting summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs after finding insurance contract was unambiguous, and that no extrinsic evidence was available to clarify the contractual intent of the parties
  • “[M]ere negligence or bad judgment does not constitute bad faith . . . .”
  • granting summary judgment in favor of insured

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Judges: Fenner

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