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MARKS v. TRINITY UNIVERSAL INS. CO.

No. 19752-CA.

531 So.2d 516 (1988)

Gertrude M. MARKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRINITY UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY and Hardy & Murray, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 17, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smitherman, Lunn, Chastain & Hill by Donald Lee Brice, Jr., Shreveport, for plaintiff-appellant.

Lunn, Irion, Johnson, Salley & Carlisle by Brian L. Coody, Shreveport, for defendant-appellee Trinity Universal Ins. Co.

Bodenheimer, Jones, Klotz & Simmons by Harry D. Simmons, Shreveport, for defendant-appellee Hardy & Murray, Inc.

Before JASPER E. JONES, FRED W. JONES, Jr. and NORRIS, JJ.

JASPER E. JONES, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment denying plaintiff's demand for penalties and attorney's fees under LSA-R.S. 22:658(B)(1). We reverse the judgment and award penalties and attorney's fees pursuant to the statute.

FACTS

The plaintiff, Gertrude Marks, is the insured under a homeowner's policy issued by the defendant, Trinity Universal Insurance Company. The plaintiff submitted a claim to recover under the homeowner's policy...

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