Hall v. Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Ass'n

STEWART, Judge.

In this appeal, two of the three judges of the original appellate panel proposed to reverse the judgment. A dissent by the third judge sent the case to a five-judge appellate panel as required by LSA-Const. Art. 5, § 8B.

Defendant, Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA), appeals an adverse trial court judgment which granted plaintiff, Emma L. Hall, statutory penalties and attorney’s fees together with judicial interest from date of demand. The judgment was based on the trial court’s ruling that LIGA was liable, under LSA-R.S. 22:658, for the arbitrary and capricious…