Philip Davis v. Travelers Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents the question whether the standard omnibus clause of an automobile liability insurance policy excludes from coverage liability for an employee’s negligence causing injury to a co-employee during the course of their employment. We hold that it does exclude coverage for such liability.
Philip Davis, the plaintiff-appellant, worked for Southdown Sugars, Inc., during the ten-weeks sugar grinding season in Louisiana. He was employed in South-down’s sugar mill on Greenwood Plantation, near Thibodeaux, Louisiana. ' He lives near Gibson, Louisiana, about…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pullen v. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Griffin v. Catherine Sugar Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
- Neyland v. Maryland Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1946
- Arceneaux v. London Guarantee & Accident CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
- Jackson v. American Automobile Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
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