Legal Opinion

Legros v. Great American Insurance Co. of New York

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided November 12, 2003No. CW02-1485PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

I,WOODARD, Judge.

U.S. Risk applied to this court for a supervisory writ, alleging that it can have no liability to Mr. LeGros for damages to his fishing vessel; therefore, the trial court erred in denying its motion for summary judgment. We find no error in the trial court’s decision and deny U.S. Risk’s writ, accordingly.

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The Plaintiff, Mr. Alex LeGros, a self-employed commercial fisherman, had just unloaded his catch at Don Bailey’s Fish House on June 5, 2001, when his vessel, M/V MISS ANGIE, caught fire. He and some of the deck hands and dock hands were able to extinguish the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Roberts v. BenoitSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
  2. Pinsonneault v. Merchants & Farmers Bank & Trust CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
  3. Tiner v. Aetna Life Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  4. Grubbs v. Gulf Intern. Marine, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  5. Venable v. US Fire Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2002

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3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. AYH Holdings, Inc. v. Avreco, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2005
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