Bernard v. Ellis
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Justice.
hln this writ application, we are asked to determine whether Norell and Andrea Bernard (“Plaintiffs”), who were guest passengers in a vehicle owned and operated by Ann Bernard and insured by Imperial Fire & Casualty Insurance Company (“Imperial”), are entitled to uninsured/un-derinsured motorist (“UM”) coverage under the Imperial policy. For the reasons that follow, we hold that the Plaintiffs are liability insureds under the Imperial policy and therefore entitled to UM coverage. Thus, we affirm the rulings of the lower courts, denying Imperial’s motion for partial summary…
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