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ST. PAUL MERCURY INS. CO. v. WILLIAMSON

Nos. 97-31143, 98-30001 and 98-31243.

224 F.3d 425 (2000)

ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE CO., Plaintiff-Counter Defendant-Appellee, v. Robert T. WILLIAMSON; Sonya Williamson; Arlone Belaire, Defendants-Counter Claimant-Appellants, v. Richard Vale; Haynes Best Western of Alexandria, Inc.; H.L. Haynes; Mrs. H.L. Haynes; Best Western International, Inc.; American General Fire and Casualty Co.; Maryland Casualty Co., Counter Defendants-Appellees. Robert T. Williamson; Sonya Williamson; Arlone Belaire, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Richard Vale; et al., Defendants, Richard Vale; Haynes Best Western of Alexandria; Best Western International, Inc.; H.L. Haynes; H.L. Haynes; American General Fire and Casualty; Maryland Casualty Co.; St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company; H.L. & H. Holding Co.; Defendants-Appellees. St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert T. Williamson; et al., Defendants, Robert T. Williamson; Arlone Belaire; Sonya J. Williamson, Defendants-Appellees. Robert T. Williamson; Sonya Williamson; Arlone Belaire, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Richard Vale; et al., Defendants, St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellant. St. Paul Mercury Insurance Co.; Haynes Best Western of Alexandria, Inc.; Best Western International, Inc.; H.L. Haynes; H.L. Haynes, Mrs.; H & L Holding Co.; American General Insurance Co.; Richard S. Vale; Maryland Casualty Co., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Sonya Williamson, Individually and on behalf of her minor children, Robert T. Williamson, Individually and on behalf of his minor children; Lawrence J. Smith, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 17, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrance Gilroy Reed (argued), Christopher Alan Hostage, Reed & Hostage, Washington, DC, Roark Michael Reed (argued), Dallas, TX, for Robert and Sonya Williamson and Belaire.

Nancy Jane Marshall (argued), James Alfred Nugent, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, LA, for Vale.

W. Gerald Gaudet (argued), Robert Michael Kallam, Bradley Joseph Haight, Voorhies & Labbe, Lafayette, LA, for Haynes Best Western of Alexandria, Best Western Intern., Inc., Haynes, American Gen. Fire & Cas., Maryland Cas Co., HL&L Holding Co.

Campbell E. Wallace (argued), Metairie, LA, for Best Western Intern., Inc.

Marshall G. Weaver (argued), Henican, James & Cleveland, Metairie, LA, Gary J. Rouse, Ronald L. Riggle, Koch & Rouse, New Orleans, LA, Frederick B. Alexius, Provosty, Sadler, DeLaunay, Fiorenza & Sobel, Alexandria, LA, for St. Paul Mercury Ins. Co.

Lawrence J. Smith (argued), Guy Henry Leland (argued), Lawrence J. Smith & Associates, New Orleans, LA, pro se and for Sonya and Robert Williamson.

Before JONES, DeMOSS and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

In these three consolidated appeals, we confront a convoluted set of facts and issues arising from the unfortunate litigiousness of the parties involved. Despite hopes that the cycle of litigation would end here today, we must conclude that the district court erred in various aspects of its rulings and that resolution of these cases must await another time.

I. BACKGROUND

In March of 1990, Sonya Williamson ("Sonya") individually...

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