Legal Opinion
Stewart v. Continental Casualty Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 9, 2011No. 2011 CA 0505PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHughes, J.
12This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing the plaintiffs’ legal malpractice suit against the defendant attorney and her insurer on the basis of peremption. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On March 4, 2008 Anita Stewart and Craig Stewart filed the instant suit under Louisiana’s Direct Action Statute, LSA-R.S. 22:1269 (formerly LSA-R.S. 22:655), against Continental Casualty Company (“Continental”), in its capacity as the legal malpractice insurer of Kathy D. Underwood.1 Ms. Underwood was not made a party defendant to the suit until June 4, 2010.
In 2003…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ray v. Alexandria MallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- Reeder v. NorthSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
- Giroir v. South Louisiana Medical Center, Division of HospitalsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- Naghi v. BrenerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2009
- Cangelosi v. Allstate Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by4 opinions
- Conti Enterprises, Inc. v. Providence/GSE Associates, LLC, Robert E. Williams, Jr, and Aspen Specialty Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2023
- Kelli Showalter wife of/and Shane Showalter v. KPM Construction, L.L.C., and ABC Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2019
- Liberty Personal Insurance Company v. Gary Wayne Perkins, Top Quality Builders, LLC, Shane Courville, James Koiner, Classic Roofing & Construction, LLC and ABC Insurance Company, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2022
- Regions Bank and Regions Commercial Equipment Finance, LLC v. Michael Eymard, Raimy Eymard, Louis Eymard, II, and Offshore Marine Contractors, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2022