Becnel v. United Gas Pipeline Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
liWICKER, Judge.
This appeal arises from one of three consolidated class action petitions for alleged injuries from an explosion occurring when a new gas line was being laid. Only one of these three consolidated cases is on appeal. The sole issue on appeal is whether Planet Indemnity Company of Denver Colorado (Planet) has a duty to defend its insured, third-party defendant On and Offshore Quality Control Specialists (Quality). Planet filed an exception styled, “No Right And/Or No Cause of Action” alleging: (1) the insurance was one of indemnification and not liability, and (2) the amendatory…
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