STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO. v. COARD

No. 2011-CA-0799.

88 So.3d 1239 (2012)

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY as Subrogee of/and Michelle M. Gaspard v. Sharon COARD, Tony Joseph, and Direct General Insurance Company of Louisiana.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

March 28, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kimberly R. Louper , Matthew W. Bailey , Walsh & Bailey, LLC, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Tony Joseph.

Sharon Coard , New Orleans, LA, In Proper Person, Defendant/Appellant.

Louis R. Koerner, Jr. , Koerner Law Firm, Houma, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Sharon Coard.

(Court composed of Judge JAMES F. McKAY, III, Judge TERRI F. LOVE, Judge PAUL A. BONIN).


TERRI F. LOVE, Judge.

Defendant/Third Party Plaintiff/Appellant, Sharon Coard, appeals the judgment of the trial court that granted the exception of no cause of action filed by Defendant in Cross-Claim, Tony Joseph. We find that Ms. Coard's petition states facts upon which she may be able to recover under a theory of detrimental reliance/estoppel. Therefore, we reverse the judgment and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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