Calahan v. Midland Risk Insurance
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
liAMY, Judge.
The plaintiff filed suit against the defendant automobile insurance company seeking payment for damages sustained by his vehicle. The defendant alleged that any debt owed under the policy was rendered void by the plaintiffs purported alteration of a check presented for the claimed damages. The lower court granted a motion for summary judgment filed by the defendant in this regard. We reverse.
Factual and Procedural History
It is undisputed that the plaintiff, Charles Calahan, owned a vehicle insured by the defendant, Midland Risk Insurance Company, and that this vehicle, a truck,…
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