SMITH v. TRAVELERS INS. CO.

Nos. CA 89 0236, CA 89 0237.

560 So.2d 472 (1990)

Patricia S. SMITH and Robert Warren Smith v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Southern Medical Services of New Orleans, Inc., The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, Edwin Noah Daspit, Firemans Fund Insurance Company (Associated Indemnity Corporation) Kathryn Gerth Daspit, Aetna Life and Casualty Insurance Company, Standard Life Insurance Company, and USAA Casualty Insurance Company. Patricia S. SMITH and Robert Warren Smith v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Southern Medical Services of New Orleans, Inc., The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, Edwin Noah Daspit, Firemans Fund Insurance Company (Associated Indemnity Corporation) Kathryn Daspit, Aetna Life and Casualty Insurance Company, Standard Life Insurance Company and USAA Casualty Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied June 22, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick Berrigan, Slidell, for plaintiff-appellant.

Timothy G. Schafer, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee United Services Automobile Assoc.

Donald Soigney, Metairie, for defendant-appellees Southern Medical Sve. of New Orleans and Edwin N. Daspit.

James Morse, William Syll, Jr., New Orleans, for defendants-appellees Travelers Ins. Co. & Southern Med. Dve. of New Orleans.

Gregory O. Currier, Gary Zwain, Metairie, for defendant-appellee Aetna Ins. Co.

Michael Springman, Metairie, for defendant-appellee Firemans Fund Ins.

Before LOTTINGER, CRAIN and LeBLANC, JJ.


CRAIN, Judge.

This is an appeal of a judgment granting a motion for summary judgment.

FACTS

Patricia Smith brought suit for damages sustained in an automobile accident. She brought an action against various defendants including her own liability insurer, USAA, for uninsured motorist coverage. USAA denied coverage contending that the plaintiff had rejected uninsured motorist coverage.

The trial judge granted the defendant's motion for summary...

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