WHITTEN v. EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INS. CO.

No. 13394.

353 So.2d 1071 (1977)

Gregory T. WHITTEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EMPIRE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 5, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hayes, Harkey, Smith & Cascio by Thomas M. Hayes, Jr., Monroe, for defendant-appellant.

Whitten & Blake by Leon H. Whitten, Jonesboro, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BOLIN, MARVIN and JONES, JJ.


BOLIN, Judge.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court correctly decided that uninsured motorist coverage, after the 1974 amendment to the Uninsured Motorist Statute, is tantamount to excess coverage over the tortfeasor's liability policy limits. We agree with the trial court and affirm its judgment.

The district judge wrote a comprehensive and scholarly opinion. Since the opinion adequately and correctly sets forth the law and the facts, we adopt...

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