Legal Opinion
Melder v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 1, 2011No. 11-98PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
liTIie husband and wife plaintiffs, Ran-del and Naddia Melder, appeal the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm), dismissing State Farm from the litigation because its policy at issue in this litigation did not provide underin-sured/uninsured motorist (UM) coverage for the vehicle involved in the accident sued upon. For the following reasons, we reverse the trial court’s grant of summary judgment and remand this matter to the trial court for further proceedings.
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- Duncan v. USAA Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
- Hoefly v. Government Employees Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- Tugwell v. State Farm Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- Roger v. Estate of MoultonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
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