Legal Opinion
Fontenot v. Hanover Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 10, 1979No. 7166PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOUCET, Judge.
Marjorie Fontenot instituted this tort action to recover for damages sustained when she fell on a sidewalk located on property owned by the Evangeline Parish Police Jury in the City of Ville Platte. Defendant is Hanover Insurance Company, the police jury’s liability insurer. Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company intervened, seeking the return of workmen’s compensation benefits which it paid to Mrs. Fontenot as a result of her injury. All parties have appealed from a judgment in favor of plaintiff, fixing damages at $39,638.17, and awarding the intervenor $6,733.18.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Reck v. StevensSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- St. Paul v. MacKenrothSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
- KIDER v. City of OpelousasLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
3Cited by6 opinions
- Fontenot v. Hanover Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- Barnes v. New Hampshire Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
- Clark v. Hartford Acc. and Indem. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- Johnson v. Harry Jarred, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
- McCormick v. Insured Lloyds Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
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