Legal Opinion
Brawner v. Kaufman
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided September 23, 1980No. Civ. A. 79-4085PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEER, District Judge.
This motion for summary judgment is brought by defendant, American Family Mutual Insurance Company (hereafter, “American”), plaintiffs’ uninsured motorist insurer pursuant to a policy issued and delivered to plaintiffs in Missouri. Suit arises from an automobile accident which occurred in Louisiana. Defendant, Walter Kaufman, is alleged by plaintiffs to be underinsured and, accordingly, plaintiffs seek to recover the excess of their claims from American, their uninsured motorist carrier.
American, seeking dismissal, contends that Missouri law must govern the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Jagers v. Royal Indemnity CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Deane v. McGeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- Sutton v. LangleyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Brake v. MFA Mutual Insurance CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Bloodworth v. CarrollLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
- Abel v. WhiteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- Armstrong v. Land & Marine Applicators, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
- Robert L. And Ruth Stickney v. Benjamin H. Smith and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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