GUILBEAU v. LIBERTY MUT. INS. CO.

No. 57498, 57511 and 57520.

338 So.2d 600 (1976)

Mary Alice GUILBEAU et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Relators, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied November 5, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Piccione, Lafayette, for plaintiff-applicant in No. 57498 and for plaintiff-respondent in Nos. 57511 and 57520.

Robert J. Vandaworker, Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge, for defendants-applicants in No. 57511 and for defendants-respondents in Nos. 57498 and 57520.

David W. Robinson, Watson, Blanche, Wilson & Posner, Baton Rouge, for Continental Ins. Co., defendant-applicant in No. 57520 and defendant-respondent in Nos. 57498 and 57511.

Christopher E. Lawler, Porteous, Toledano, Hainkel & Johnson, New Orleans, for defendant-respondent in Nos. 57498, 57511 and 57520.


TATE, Justice.

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