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Opinions in Louisiana that cite Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 956 So. 2d 583.
- Lydia Degueyter v. First American Title Company La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2017
- Degueyter v. First American Title Co. 230 So. 3d 652 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2017
- Noel v. Noel 225 So. 3d 1114 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2017
- Succession of Dinesh Shaw, M.d v. Alexandria Investment Group, LLC La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2017
- Shaw v. Alexandria Inv. Grp., LLC 248 So. 3d 332 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2017
- Glassell Producing Co. v. Naquin 224 So. 3d 56 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2017
- Advanced Radiographics, Inc. v. Colony Insurance Company La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2017
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H&E Equipment Services, Inc. v. Sugar & Power International, LLC
215 So. 3d 446
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2017
5/22/07), ; Claitor, 137 So.3d at 644-45 .
- Waterworks District No. 1 of DeSoto Parish v. Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections 214 So. 3d 1 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2017
- Daniel Arceneaux, Louis Daverede, Jr., Vives Lemmon and Jules Menesses v. Amstar Corp., Amstar Sugar Corp., Tate and … 200 So. 3d 277 La. 2016
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Johno v. Doe
187 So. 3d 581
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2016
And “[w]hen a contract can be construed from the four corners of the instrument without looking to extrinsic evidence, the question of contractual interpretation is answered as a matter of law.” Sims v. Mulheam Funeral Home, Inc., 07-0054 p. 10 (La.5/22/07), ; Louisiana Ins.
- Timothy M. Van Mol, Et Ux. v. Ken Beasley La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2016
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Van Mol v. Beasley
184 So. 3d 280
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2016
Contract Interpretation and Standard of Review: The Louisiana Supreme Court has stated: “[W]hen a contract can be construed from the four corners of the instrument without looking to extrinsic evidence, the question of contractual interpretation is answered as a matter of law.” Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-0054, p. 10 (La.5/22/07), .
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MP31 Investments, LLC v. Harvest Operating, LLC
186 So. 3d 750
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2016
Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., *756 2007-0054 (La.5/22/07), .
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Marshall v. Louisiana Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co.
182 So. 3d 214
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2015
Peterson v. Johnson, 14-0292- (La.10/15/14), , citing Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-0054 (La.5/22/07), -90 .
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Chatelain v. Fluor Daniel Construction Co.
179 So. 3d 791
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2015
4 Cir. 6/5/13), (citing Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-0054, p. 10 (La.5/22/07), ).
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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Safeway Insurance Co.
180 So. 3d 450
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2015
Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 2007-0054 (La.05/22/07), -90 .
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Williams v. USAgencies Casualty Insurance Co.
186 So. 3d 96
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2015
Peterson v. Johnson, 14-0292 (La.10/15/14), , citing Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-0054 (La.5/22/07), -90 .
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Lynch-Ballard v. LAMMICO Insurance Agency, Inc.
176 So. 3d 651
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2015
Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-54 (La.5/22/07), .
- Theodore S. Carmichael, Et Ux. v. the Bass Partnership La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2015
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Carmichael v. Bass Partnership
160 So. 3d 593
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2015
y, 10-740, pp. 6-7 (La.7/2/10), , the supreme court summarized the rules pertaining to contract interpretation and provided: “[Wjhen a contract can be construed from the four corners of the instrument without looking to extrinsic evidence, the question of contractual interpretation is answered as a matter of law.” Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-0054, p. 10 (La.5/22/07), .
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Rhonda B. Hickey v. Allstate Ins. Co.
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2015
5/22/07), -90, the supreme court provided the analysis applicable to the interpretation of a contract of insurance: In analyzing insurance polices, certain elementary legal principles apply.
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Hickey v. Allstate Ins. Co.
159 So. 3d 1167
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2015
Insurance Policy Interpretation In Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-54, pp. 7-10 (La.5/22/07), -90 , the supreme court provided the analysis applicable to the interpretation of a contract of insurance: In analyzing insurance polices, certain elementary legal principles apply.
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Green v. Johnson
149 So. 3d 766
La. 2014
See Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-0054 (La.5/22/07), -90 .
- Jerry Lee Baldwin v. the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, the University of Louisiana … La. 2014
- Olympia Minerals, LLC v. Hs Resources, Inc. 171 So. 3d 878 La. 2014
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Baldwin v. Board of Supervisors
156 So. 3d 33
La. 2014
Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-0054, p. 8 (La.5/22/07), , citing La.
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Ventura v. McCune
184 So. 3d 46
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2014
Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-0054 (La.5/22/07), .
- Ashanti Green, as Tutrix of the Minors, Dave Peterson III and David Peterson v. Michael Johnson, State Farm … La. 2014
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Espinosa v. Accor North America, Inc.
148 So. 3d 244
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2014
that an insurance policy is a contract between the parties and should be construed using the general rules of interpretation of contracts set forth in the Civil Code.” Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-0054, p. 7 (La.5/22/07), -89 .
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Wadick v. General Heating & Air Conditioning, LLC
145 So. 3d 586
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2014
4 Cir. 6/5/13), — So.3d —, —, 2013 WL 2443261 (citing Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-0054, p. 10 (La.5/22/07), ).
- Patrick Barton v. Avoyelles Parish School Board La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2014
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Barton v. Avoyelles Parish School Board
153 So. 3d 448
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2014
Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-0054 (La.5/22/07), .
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Orleans Parish School Board v. Lexington Insurance Co.
123 So. 3d 787
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2013
See Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-0054 (La.5/22/07), .
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Iteld v. Four Corners Construction L.P.
157 So. 3d 702
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2013
Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-0054, p. 10 (La.5/22/07), .
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Breazeale v. T.T.
117 So. 3d 192
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2013
Id., 15 So.3d at 131 and 132-133 (Kuhn, J., concurring, and Parro, J., concurring) (citing Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 2007-0054 (La.5/22/07), .)
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State v. Lewis
112 So. 3d 796
La. 2013
See Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 2007-0054, p. 6 (La.5/22/07), .
- Conn-Barr, LLC v. Diana Istre Francis La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2012
- Bopco, L.P. v. Charles R. Ward, Sr. La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2012
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Bopco, L.P. v. Ward
103 So. 3d 1159
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2012
Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-0054 (La.5/22/07), .
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Conn-Barr, LLC v. Francis
103 So. 3d 1208
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2012
Wooley v. Lucksinger, 09-0571 (La.4/1/11), (quoting Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-0054 (La.5/22/07), ).
- Calcasieu Parish School Board v. Mary Miller La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2012
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Clovelly Oil Co., LLC v. Midstates Petroleum Co., LLC
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2012
7/2/10), : “[W]hen a contract can be construed from the four corners of the instrument without looking to extrinsic evidence, the question of contractual interpretation is answered as a matter of law.” Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-0054, p. 10 (La.5/22/07)
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Calcasieu Parish School Board v. Miller
92 So. 3d 1200
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2012
*1204 Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-54, pp. 7-10 (La.5/22/07), -90 .
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Clovelly Oil Co., LLC v. Midstates Petroleum Co., LLC
95 So. 3d 1168
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2012
rules of contract interpretation which the supreme court restated in Prejean v. Guillory 10-740, pp. 6-7 (La.7/2/10), , 279: “[Wjhen a contract can be construed from the four corners of the instrument without looking to extrinsic evidence, the question of contractual interpretation is *1172 answered as a matter of law.” Sims v. Mulheam Funeral Home, Inc., 07-0054, p. 10 (La.5/22/07), .
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Theodore S. Carmichael v. the Bass Partnership and Bopco, L.P.
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2012
7/2/10), (alteration in original): “[W]hen a contract can be construed from the four corners of the instrument without looking to extrinsic evidence, the question of contractual interpretation is answered as a matter of law.” Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-0054, p. 10 (La.5/22/07)
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Johnson v. Orleans Parish School Board
80 So. 3d 1175
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2011
Civil Code Art. 2046; Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-0054, p. 7 (La.5/22/07), .
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Hayes v. Rotolo
77 So. 3d 76
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2011
Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-0054, p. 9 (La.5/22/07), .
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Jouve v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
74 So. 3d 220
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2011
Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 2007-0054, p. 7 (La.5/22/07), -89 .
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LOCH LEVEN PROTECTION, LLC v. Adams
70 So. 3d 964
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2011
Sims v. Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc., 07-0054 (La.5/22/07), .