Legal Opinion
Smith v. Ayo
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 13, 1994No. 94-CA-0791PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
| iPLOTKIN, Judge.
Defendant, Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA), appeals from a judgment holding that plaintiff Kent Smith (Smith) is not required to exhaust his claims against his uninsured motorist (UM) carrier, Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate), prior to recovering from LIGA. The issue for review is whether the trial court erred in concluding that 1990 and 1992 amendments to La.R.S. 22:1386 do not apply retroactively to this case. For the following reasons, we reverse.
Kent Smith was injured September 19, 1989 when the automobile he was driving was rear ended by an…
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