Legal Opinion
Niemann v. Travelers Ins. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 5, 1979No. 62946PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
368 So.2d 1003 (1979)
Clarence NIEMANN
v.
TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY.
No. 62946.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 5, 1979.
Rehearing Denied April 9, 1979.
Gregory W. Roniger, Dalton, Gillen & Roniger, Jefferson, for plaintiff-applicant.
Grayson H. Brown, New Orleans, for defendant-respondent.
CALOGERO, Justice.[*]
The issue presented in this litigation is whether a "consent to settle clause" in an uninsured motorist policy is valid and operative, and whether a plaintiff who without his UM carrier's consent settles and releases an Underinsured[1] tortfeasor and that tortfeasor's liability insurance…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Harvey v. Travelers Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Gulf American Fire & Casualty Co. v. McNealCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Hebert v. GreenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Guthrie v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1968
- Whitten v. Empire Fire & Marine Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
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3Cited by80 opinions
- Hoefly v. Government Employees Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- Pareti v. Sentry Indem. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- Bond v. Commercial Union Assur. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Hamilton v. Farmers Insurance Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1987
- Block v. Reliance Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
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