Legal Opinion

Guillaume v. Guillaume

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided October 29, 1992No. 91-CA-2604PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

SCHOTT, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff is the divorced wife of defendant, Lionel Guillaume, a physician. She is seeking damages for herpes virus infection she contracted from defendant during the marriage. She joined as a defendant, Allstate Insurance Company which had issued a homeowners policy to the couple while they were married. The trial court dismissed the suit against Allstate because the policy excluded coverage for bodily injury to the insured. Plaintiff appealed contending primarily that the policy was ambiguous. We affirm.

The policy defined an insured person as any relative if a resident…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Doughty v. Insured Lloyds Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
  2. Barnes v. Combined Ins. Co. of AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
  3. Duplechin v. ToceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
  4. Duplechin v. ToceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. George v. White Consolidated Industries, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1998

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