Johnson v. Vinson Guard Service, Inc.

EDWARDS, Judge.

From a judgment of the trial court dismissing a third party demand against the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA), third party plaintiff has appealed.

The facts of this case are not in dispute. Vinson Guard Service, Inc. (Vinson), filed a third party demand asking that LIGA assume the obligations due by its worker’s compensation insurer. Vinson originally purchased surplus-line insurance from Western Preferred Casualty Company (Western). Western was a surplus-line insurer not licensed or admitted to do business in Louisiana. Attached to the policy issued by Western…