U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Lillian Smith v. Travelers Casualty Ins. Co.
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- Opinion
- Filed
- July 26, 2019
- Case
- Lillian Smith v. Travelers Casualty Ins. Co.
- Case status
- Decided
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STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge: Lillian Smith sued her insurer, Travelers, for contractual and statutory violations arising from the denial of her commercial property insurance claim. Travelers asserted a limitations defense. While Smith concedes that Travelers sent her an unambiguous denial letter, she insists that her causes of action did not accrue until months later because Tra…
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