Legal Opinion
Rocha v. Landry
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 5, 1993No. Nos. 91 CA 2314, 91 CA 2315 and 91 CA 2316PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOTTINGER, Chief Judge.
This case involves an insurer’s right to sue a fellow insurer to recover a portion of an amount paid in settlement of a claim for which both insurers allegedly provided coverage.
FACTS
On January 25, 1985, a tractor-trailer, driven by Daniel J. Landry, struck an automobile injuring the driver, Debra Labauve, and the four other occupants. Landry, an employee of Donald R. Bourg, Inc. (Bourg), was acting within the course and scope of his employment at the time of the accident. Bourg contracted with CS Industries (CSI) to haul CSI’s product in exchange for a fee. The tractor…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Graves v. Traders & General Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
- State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co. v. Travelers Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Lincombe v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Graves v. Traders and General Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Fasullo v. AMERICAN DRUGGISTS'INSURANCE CO.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Holden v. Connex-Metalna Management Consulting GMBHCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
- Fruge v. Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 2012