Legal Opinion
Isidore Newman School v. J. Everett Eaves, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 5, 2009No. 2008-CA-1368PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*467JAMES F. McKAY III, Judge.
11The defendants, J. Everett Eaves, Inc. (Eaves) and Westport Insurance Group (Westport), appeal a trial court judgment finding them liable for negligence in a Hurricane Katrina related insurance claim. The plaintiff, Isidore Newman School (Newman), answered the appeal contending that the trial court erred in allocating it 70% comparative fault. We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
From 1989 until 2005, Cornelius “Hap” Crusel, an insurance broker with J. Everett Eaves, Inc. consulted with and sold property and casualty insurance to Isidore Newman School. Every year,…
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