Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Chargois
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 24, 1999No. 98-1073PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
|,SULLIVAN, Judge.
Allstate Insurance Company appeals an award of penalties and attorney fees under La.R.S. 22:658(B)(4) for its failure to pay rental expenses that Barbara Caldwell Roberts incurred after her vehicle was “totaled” in an accident caused by Allstate’s insured, Joseph Lee Chargois. For the following reasons, we reverse in part and render.
Facts and Procedural History
On January 6, 1996, Ms. Roberts, then sixty years old, and Mr. Chargois were traveling in opposite directions on Johnston Street in Lafayette, Louisiana. Their vehicles collided when Mr. Chargois attempted to turn left…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Theriot v. Midland Risk Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
- Hart v. Allstate Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- Meshell v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- Thomas v. Champion Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
- Washington v. Lake City Beverage, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Joubert v. BroussardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
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- Jenkins v. BradleyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2000