Legal Opinion
Hoffpauir v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 3, 1993No. 92-417Published
1Opinion of the Court
DOMENGEAUX, Chief Judge.
On January 3, 1988, a fire destroyed a residence in Sulphur, Louisiana owned by Jody Jude Hoffpauir. Hoffpauir filed suit to recover insurance proceeds for the loss, naming as defendants State Farm Fire and Casualty Company and Allstate Insurance Company. State Farm then paid Hoffpauir $94,837.80 and pursued a cross claim against Allstate for contribution. After the matter was submitted on briefs and on a joint stipulation of facts, the trial court determined that Hoffpauir’s loss totalled $80,250 and ordered Allstate to pay State Farm $40,000 in contribution. Allstate…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Givens v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Givens v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
- Miller v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- Evans v. First of Georgia Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
- Miller v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
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