Legal Opinion
McDill v. Utica Mutual Insurance
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 28, 1984No. 83 CA 0970PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHORTESS, Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment of the trial court which found Utica Mutual Insurance (Utica) liable for its $100,000.00 limit of uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage, and also arbitrary and capricious in failing to pay the uninsured motorist claim. The trial court judgment assessed a 12% penalty and $40,000.00 in attorney fees under La.R.S. 22:658.1
On March 30, 1981, Stanley D. McDill (McDill) and Joseph A. Latino (Latino) were involved in an automobile accident at the intersection of Louisiana Highway 431 and Louisiana Highway 935 in Ascension Parish. McDill was operating…
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