JASMIN v. DUMAS

Nos. 84-3185, 84-3368.

769 F.2d 1047 (1985)

Godfrey JASMIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Walton J. DUMAS, et al., Defendants, CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Godfrey JASMIN, Defendant-Appellant, v. Henry M. JASMIN, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 16, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, Raymon G. Jones, Ralph L. Kaskell, Jr., New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant in No. 84-3185.

Sessions, Fishman, Rosenson, Boisfontaine & Nathan, Robert E. Winn, Shirley A. Nassif, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee in No. 84-3185.

Ralph L. Kaskell, Jr., Raymon G. Jones, New Orleans, La., for Continental in No. 84-3368.

Shirley A. Nassif, Robert E. Winn, New Orleans, La., for G. Jasmin in No. 84-3368.

C. Gordon Johnson, Jr., New Orleans, La., for W. Dumas and State Farm.

Lawrence J. Ernst, New Orleans, La., for Henry Jasmin.

John C. Combe, Jr., New Orleans, La., for Lumbermans Mutual Casualty Co.

Before TATE and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges, and CASSIBRY, District Judge:


TATE, Circuit Judge:

These consolidated appeals arise from two Louisiana diversity cases. The procedural stance and the various issues raised and determined on appeal are more fully described in an unpublished portion of this opinion. In this published portion of the opinion, we discuss the only issues we regard to be of sufficient interest to other than the parties.

The issues we will discuss concern Louisiana's statutory uninsured motorist coverage and the...

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