Legal Opinion

Coleman v. Lewis

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 31, 2000No. 99 CA 0094PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

|2FOGG, J.

In this personal injury action, defendants appeal the trial court’s judgment in favor of plaintiff, Olevia Coleman, raising issues concerning liability and damages. For the following reasons, we reverse.

On September 10, 1994, Antoinette Coleman was driving her 1980 Fleetwood Cadillac with her mother, Olevia Coleman, riding as a guest passenger, when her vehicle was struck by an uninsured motorist. Antoinette and Olevia Coleman sued the other driver and their uninsured motorist (UM) carrier for damages. The UM carrier and the plaintiffs settled that lawsuit for the policy limits of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  2. Stobart v. State Through DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  3. Jordan v. Travelers Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  4. Sanders v. CollinsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
  5. Giesler v. United States Fidelity and Guar. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1986

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3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. Tompkins v. SavoieLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
  3. Esther Redmann Giavotella v. The Travelers Indemnity Company, Nu-Gen Services & Rentals, L.L.C. and Ryan MitchellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2019

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