Legal Opinion

Broussard v. United Services Contracting Co.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 7, 1994No. 94-447PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

pLABORDE, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals the trial judge’s granting of a motion for summary judgment filed by the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA). The trial court granted LIGA’s motion for summary judgment based on Luna v. American Building Systems, Inc., 620 So.2d 465 (La.App. 3d Cir.1993). In Luna, this court held that the 1989 amendment to La.R.S. 22:1379(8), which changed the definition of “insurance policy” to exclude from “direct insurance” a “cut through” agreement, was interpretive legislation and thus, applicable retroactively. Therefore, the trial court found LIGA could not…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Martin Lumber P'ship. v. La. Ins. Guar. Ass'nLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
  2. Luna v. AMERICAN BLDG. SYSTEMS, INC.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
  3. Luna v. American Building Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1993

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Beck v. BURGUENOLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2008

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