MUT. FIRE, MARINE & INLAND INS. v. ELECTRO CORP.

No. CA-2096.

461 So.2d 410 (1984)

MUTUAL FIRE, MARINE & INLAND INSURANCE COMPANY v. ELECTRO CORPORATION, Southern Marine & Aviation Underwriters, Inc. and Americas Insurance Co.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 10, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth V. Faherty, Hulse, Nelson & Wanek, New Orleans, for plaintiffs/appellants.

John B. Scofield, Rudie R. Soileau, Jr., Scofield, Bergstedt, Gerard, Mount & Veron, Lake Charles, for defendant/appellee Electro Corp.

David L. Campbell, Barbara Ryniker Evans, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, for defendants/appellees Southern Marine & Aviation Underwriters, Inc. and Americas Ins. Co.

Before GARRISON, BYRNES and LOBRANO, JJ.


LOBRANO, Judge.

The sole issue dispositive of this appeal is whether or not the trial court was in error in maintaining defendants' exceptions of res judicata. We reverse and remand.

On or about July 21, 1981, a helicopter insured by Southern Marine and Aviation Underwriters and Americas Insurance (referred to as Southern Marine, and Americas, respectively) crashed in south Louisiana. Pursuant to their respective policies, Southern Marine and Americas paid...

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