Legal Opinion
Durio v. Horace Mann Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 25, 2011No. 2011-C-0084PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Justice.
11 This writ application arises from Plaintiffs claims for property damage to her home following Hurricane Rita and for damages and penalties against her homeowner’s insurer pursuant to La. R.S. 22:658 and La. R.S. 22:122o.1 We granted *1161the writ application primarily to review the correctness of the rulings of the lower courts applying the penalty provision of La. R.S. 22:1220(0 to contractual damages, and awarding attorney fees pursuant to the amended version of La. R.S. 22:658. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part, reverse in part and amend in part.
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