O'Neill v. Galatas

KLIEBERT, Judge.

Defendant Home Indemnity Company appeals a partial summary judgment which decreed the uninsured motorists coverage limits under a policy of insurance it issued to Nolan J. Briley to be the same as the liability bodily injury coverage, i.e., $300,-000.00. The judgment was based on the trial court’s conclusion that a form designed by the insurer for the insured to make a selection in writing, as required by LSA-R.S. 22:1406, to reject or reduce the uninsured or underinsured coverage did not effectively do so even though signed by the insured because he failed to check off the…