ACKEL v. MID-SOUTH UNDERWRITERS, INC.

No. 7131.

377 So.2d 496 (1979)

Robert K. ACKEL, Plaintiff-Appellant-Appellee, v. MID-SOUTH UNDERWRITERS, INC., Defendant-Appellee-Appellant-Third-Party Plaintiff, and Michael TASSIN, Third-Party Defendant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Refused January 18, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kramer & Laird, James M. Buck, Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellant-appellee.

McLure & McLure, John G. McLure, Alexandria, for defendant-appellee-appellant.

Steven W. Harris, Alexandria, for defendant-appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, WATSON and GUIDRY, JJ.


GUIDRY, Judge.

The sole issue on appeal is whether a licensed insurance agent, acting as a broker for the procurement of automobile insurance, was the agent of the applicant or of the insurer's general agent.

The facts adduced at trial which make up the backdrop of this suit are accurately set forth in the trial judge's reasons for judgment as follows:

"Robert Ackel instituted this action against Mid-South Underwriters, Inc. for the negligence...

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