FONTENOT v. AETNA INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 2794.

225 So.2d 648 (1969)

Mrs. John A. FONTENOT, Individually, etc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AETNA INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 26, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scofield, Cox & Bergstedt, by James J. Cox, Lake Charles, and Raleigh, Newman, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellant.

Hall, Raggio, Farrar & Barnett, by Thomas L. Raggio, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellee, Aetna.

Plauche & Plauche, by Reid K. Hebert, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellee Continental Ins.

Camp, Carmouche, Palmer, Carwile & Barsh, by Harry Barsh, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellee.

Before TATE, FRUGE, and CULPEPPER, Judges.


TATE, Judge.

The plaintiff appeals from summary judgments upholding policy defenses and dismissing certain insurers from this tort suit. The principal issue is whether the driver of the accident-automobile was operating with the express or implied consent of the named insured; or, rather, whether there is a genuine issue as to this material fact, so as to entitle or not the insurers to summary judgment. LSA-C.C.P. Art. 966.

By the principal demand, the widow...

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