Legal Opinion
West v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided March 27, 1988No. Civ. A. 87-734-BPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLOZOLA, District Judge.
Robert West originally filed this suit in the Twentieth Judicial District Court for the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana seeking recovery for damages allegedly resulting from an automobile accident. Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company (“Fireman’s Fund”) timely removed this action to this court asserting diversity jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
The complaint filed herein contends that Harris Trucking Company and its driver, Leonard Ruffin, were negligent in causing an accident which occurred on May 21, 1987 on Highway 67 near Clinton, Louisiana. Fireman’s Fund…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Comeaux v. Pa. General Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
- Lamarque v. Massachusetts Indemnity & Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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