Key legal question
Whether the insured heir's claim against the insurer was time-barred under Art. 46 LCA.
Extracted holding
The limitation period began when the insured event occurred, i.e. at the father's death, not when the claim later became payable; the claim was therefore time-barred.
Extracted reasoning
Art. 46(1) LCA is a special rule: prescription runs from the fact giving rise to the insurer's obligation, generally the insured event. For a beneficiary clause, the right arises upon designation and becomes effective upon the insured's death; knowledge of the claim or later exigibility does not postpone the start of prescription.