Legal Opinion
Binder v. McGehee
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 15, 1980No. 13809PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLE, Judge.
The issue in this case is whether the third party defendant insurance companies have a duty to defend their insureds or whether the language of the policy clearly excludes coverage of the claim. Because we find the trial court was clearly wrong in concluding the insurance companies owed a defense to the insureds, we reverse the judgment of the trial court. Arceneaax v. Domingue, 365 So.2d 1330 (La.1978), rehearing denied 1979.
This dispute arose when plaintiff, Charles Binder, a deputy sheriff for Tangipahoa Parish, sued Edgar McGehee, a deputy sheriff for St. Tammany Parish,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Arceneaux v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Cormack v. Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- Andrus v. Police Jury of Parish of LafayetteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- Continental Automobile Association, Inc. v. HansenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
3Cited by3 opinions
- Baron Oil Co. v. Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
- Fruge v. First Continental Life & Acc. Ins.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- Binder v. McGeheeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981