Legal Opinion

Scherer v. Chaisson

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 9, 1987No. 86-544PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KNOLL, Judge.

This case was previously before us and the facts will not be repeated herein. See *597Scherer v. Chaisson, 469 So.2d 510 (La.App. 3rd Cir.1985). When we first heard the case we amended the trial court judgment to limit the liability of State Farm Mutual Insurance Company (State Farm) to Steven J. Scherer (Scherer) on the jury’s $50,000 damage award to $25,000 because State Farm, Scherer’s underinsured motorist carrier, only afforded $25,000 of under-insured motorist coverage. Additionally we credited $5,000 previously paid on the $25,000 judgment and cast State Farm with legal…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Doty v. Central Mutual Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
  2. Scherer v. ChaissonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
  3. Lowery v. ZornSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
  4. Wheat Inc. v. CaruthersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Scherer v. ChaissonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
  2. Piper v. Central Louisiana Electric Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1989

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