International Indemnity Co. v. Soileau

DOMENGEAUX, Judge.

Plaintiff, International Indemnity Company, filed this subrogation suit against defendant, Wilfred Brud Soileau. It had paid to its insured, Preston Higginbotham, the sum of $1,425.00 for property damages sustained to the latter’s vehicle when it was involved in a collision with a horse on a State Highway in Evangeline Parish on December 13, 1978, at 1:30 o’clock A.M.

Plaintiff alleged that Mr. Soileau owned the horse, or in the alternative, that he had the care, custody and control of the horse, and consequently was responsible to the insurer for its payout to Higginbotham.

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