BADEAUX v. COOK

No. 88-CA-116.

537 So.2d 725 (1988)

Ralph E. BADEAUX v. Durel M. COOK, et als.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Limited Rehearing Granted February 17, 1989.

Writ Granted March 3, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Becnel, Daniel E. Becnel, Jr., LaPlace, for plaintiff-appellee.

Edward A. Rodrigue, Jr., Terry B. Deffes, New Orleans, for defendants-appellants.

Before KLIEBERT, BOWES, GAUDIN and WICKER, JJ., and LOUMIET, J. Pro Tem.


WICKER, Judge.

Defendant, Employers Insurance of Wausau (WAUSAU), appeals a judgment against it in the amount of $400,000.00, contending that this amount is in excess of its policy limits. The issue is the effect of a waiver reducing uninsured-underinsured motorist (UM) coverage which was only belatedly reflected in an endorsement to the policy. We reverse and render.

Plaintiff, Ralph E. Badeaux, on December 23, 1983, was driving a pick-up truck owned by Mid...

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