Callihan v. Hiatt

J^SHORTESS, J.

Does a provision in a boatowners policy that excludes liability coverage for the named insured violate public policy? This is the sole issue before us.

Daniel L. Callihan (Callihan) was killed in a boating accident on the Tickfaw River in Livingston Parish on August 3, 1996. His wife, Charmaine Callihan, and their two children, Daniel L. Callihan, Jr., and Brianne Callihan (plaintiffs), sued Brett Hiatt, the operator of the boat. Plaintiffs also sued State Farm Fire & Casualty Company (defendant), which had issued a boatowners policy insuring the boat involved in the accident.…