Clovis v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.

FRUGÉ, Judge.

This is a suit brought by Elisha Clovis, plaintiff herein, against Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, the liability insurer for St. Patrick’s Hospital in Lake Charles. Universal Underwriters Insurance Company intervened in the suit in order to claim credit for workmen’s compensation benefits paid to Elisha Clovis.

The basis of this suit is a claim by plaintiff that while he was a patient at St. Patrick’s Hospital he received burns which aggravated a pre-existing condition and injuries in such a manner that he is now totally disabled. Plaintiff alleges that the burns and…