Southern Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. v. Sonnier
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
406 So.2d 178 (1981)
SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
v.
Wilson J. SONNIER.
No. 81-C-1315.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
November 16, 1981.
J. Minos Simon and Gerald J. Block of Simon & Dauterive, Lafayette, for defendant-applicant.
Richard Meaux and M. Candice Hattan of Davidson, Meaux, Sonnier & Roy, Lafayette, for plaintiff-respondent.
DENNIS, Justice.
The issue presented here is whether an insurer that pays medical and funeral expenses under its automobile insurance policy may be subrogated conventionally to its insured's right against a third party tortfeasor, and, if so, whether it…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cox v. WM Heroman & Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- Cooper v. Jennings Refining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
- Legendre v. RodrigueLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
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- Carter v. BordelonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
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