COLLIER v. WILLIAMS-McWILLIAMS CO., INC.

No. CA-1855.

459 So.2d 719 (1984)

Albert V. COLLIER v. WILLIAMS-McWILLIAMS COMPANY, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied January 25, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Bruno, Bruno & Bruno, New Orleans, for plaintiff/appellant.

Bertrand M. Cass, Jr. and A. Wendel Stout, III., Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, for defendants (Williams-McWilliams).

Lawrence J. Ernst, Christovich & Kearney, New Orleans, for defendants (Commercial Insurance Co. of Newark, New Jersey Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York).

Thomas E. Loehn, Boggs, Loehn & Rodrigue, New Orleans, for defendants (Employers Liability Assurance Corp., Ltd.).

Before CIACCIO, LOBRANO and ARMSTRONG, JJ.


LOBRANO, Judge.

The two issues presented in this appeal are first, did the lower court err in failing to grant appellant Collier a continuance of his September 16th trial date, and second, does appellant Employers Liability Assurance Corporation, LTD. (Employers) owe a duty to defend its assured?

On December 23, 1976 Albert Collier (Collier) filed suit against William McWilliams, Inc. (McWilliams), its executive officers, and numerous other parties seeking...

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