KARAM v. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 52882.

281 So.2d 728 (1973)

George KARAM v. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY and A. E. Darbonne, Jr.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

August 20, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Young & Burson, J. Nilas Young, Funice, for plaintiff-appellee.

Shelton & Cline, Thomas Robert Shelton, Rayne, for defendants-appellants.

Mouton, Roy, Carmouche, Hailey, Bivins & McNamara, Harmon F. Roy, Lafayette, for defendant-appellee.


DIXON, Justice.

In February, 1968 a hot water heater owned by the plaintiff George Karam exploded, damaging a leased building in which Karam was operating a laundromat. Two suits for property damage were instituted against Karam and his liability insurer, Maryland Casualty Company.1 The two suits were compromised for $18,500, Maryland Casualty paying $10,000 and George Karam paying $8,500.

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