GREAT S.W. FIRE INS. CO. v. CNA INS. COMPANIES

Nos. 89-CC-1938, 89-CC-1939.

557 So.2d 966 (1990)

GREAT SOUTHWEST FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY v. CNA INSURANCE COMPANIES, et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred Landry, Landry, Watkins & Bonin, New Iberia, for applicant/respondent.

David Hurlburt, Fontenot, Andrus & Preis, Lafayette, for respondent/applicant.


DENNIS, Justice.

This is a suit by Great Southwest Fire Insurance Company, an excess liability insurance carrier, against Transportation Insurance Company, a primary liability insurance carrier. It seeks to recover sums that Great Southwest had to pay due to the alleged bad faith failure of Transportation to defend properly and settle a lawsuit against their common insured, Contract Cleaners, Inc. Whether the excess insurer can recover from the primary insurer, either...

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