MORSE v. HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 4733.

301 So.2d 741 (1974)

Linzie M. MORSE et ux., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 16, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Payton R. Covington, Lake Charles, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Jones, Kimball, Patin, Harper, Tete & Wetherill by Kenneth R. Spears, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellee.

Stockwell, St. Dizier, Sievert & Viccellio, by Robert W. Clements, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellee.

Before FRUGE, MILLER, and WATSON, JJ.


MILLER, Judge.

Plaintiffs Edna Morse and her husband appeal the dismissal of their suit against defendant Hartford Casualty Insurance Company on an exception to the trial court's jurisdiction. She contends that Louisiana's Direct Action Statute provides jurisdiction over an insurance company whose policy was written in Texas covering Texas residents who never had contacts with Louisiana, because plaintiff's injuries, resulting from an out of state accident, were caused...

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