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GIBBS v. LIBERTY MUT. INS. CO.

No. 89-CQ-1647.

557 So.2d 972 (1990)

Caryl Anthony Vaughn GIBBS, et al. v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 12, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Steen, Frederick W. Bradley, Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellants.

John W. Weigel, Donna Bossier Phillips, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

DENNIS, Justice.

The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has certified the following question to this court:

Does the primary insurer owe a duty to the excess insurer similar to the duty it owes to its insured, to act reasonably and in good faith? Gibbs v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., 876 F.2d 23 (5th Cir. 1989).

We answer the question in the negative. The reasons for our decision are stated in ...

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