Legal Opinion

Guidroz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 30, 1998No. 97-C-2653PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

705 So.2d 738 (1998)

Ramona GUIDROZ, et al.

v.

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

No. 97-C-2653.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 30, 1998.

PER CURIAM.[*]

The application is granted.

The court of appeal, after reversing the trial court's directed verdict dismissing the insured's cross-claim against the insurer for the amount of the excess judgment based on the insurer's failure to settle within the policy limits, erred by rendering judgment in favor of the cross-claimant. Because the judgment of the trial court was a directed verdict, the insurer did not have the opportunity of…

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  5. Paul v. Allstate Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1998

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