GULLY & ASSOCIATES, INC. v. WAUSAU INS. COMPANIES

No. CA 87 1430.

536 So.2d 816 (1988)

GULLY & ASSOCIATES, INC. and Durward Gully Contractor, Inc. v. WAUSAU INSURANCE COMPANIES, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

December 20, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael H. Rubin, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs-appellants, Gully and Associates, Inc., Durward Gully Contractors, Inc., and Durward Gully.

William L. Schuette, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellees, Employers Ins. Co. of Wausau and Illinois Employers Ins. Co. of Wausau.

Ashton O'Dwyer, Jr., New Orleans, for defendants-appellees, Home Ins. Companies and Home Ins. Co.

William Willard, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee, Scottsdale Ins. Co.

Richard Zimmerman, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee, INA Underwriters Ins. Co. a/k/a Cigna Ins. Co.

Brad G. Theard, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee, Great American Ins. Co.

John W. Perry, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee, Hartford Ins. Co.

Before WATKINS, CRAIN and ALFORD, JJ.


ALFORD, Judge.

This case involves a single issue: Whether a liability insurer must reimburse its insured for defense costs and attorney fees incurred in defending a claim prior to the date on which the insured notifies the insurer of the claim. The trial court held that the insurer was not responsible for the defense costs and attorney fees incurred prior to the notification of the claim. We affirm.

Gully and Associates, Inc. (Gully) filed suit against Employers...

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