Legal Opinion
Barreca v. Cobb
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 28, 1996No. 95-C-1651PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
668 So.2d 1129 (1996)
Ignatius J. BARRECA
v.
William COBB, et al.
No. 95-C-1651.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
February 28, 1996.
Steven Franklin Griffith, Joseph Anthony Barreca, for Applicant.
Byron D. Magbee, III, for Respondent.
MARCUS, Justice.[*]
This concursus proceeding arose out of a personal injury suit. At issue is whether the health insurer, pursuant to a clause in its policy with the insured plaintiff, is entitled to full reimbursement of the benefits it paid on plaintiff's behalf, or whether the plaintiff is entitled to deduct a proportionate share of the attorney fees from that amount.
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