Gulf South Bank & Trust Co. v. Purolator Armored, Inc.

GAUDIN, Judge.

Appellant is Purolator Armored, Inc., whose armored car was transporting funds belonging to the Gulf South Bank and Trust Company when the bank’s money bags were stolen by a Purolator guard who had been riding in the rear of the vehicle.

The bank filed suit in the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court and on May 12,1981, obtained a judgment for $150,000.00, the amount of its loss.

Purolator, on appeal, contends primarily that its liability was limited to $80,000.00 by a contract entered into between it and the bank. Also, appellant argues that the trial judge erred in his denial…