VALIANT INS. CO. v. CITY OF LAFAYETTE

No. 89-888.

574 So.2d 505 (1991)

VALIANT INSURANCE COMPANY and American General Fire & Casualty Company Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF LAFAYETTE Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 6, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian, Diaz, McNamara & Abell, Roger E. Ishee, Lafayette, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Voorhies & Labbe, Michael D. Hebert, Lafayette, for defendant-appellant.

Before DOMENGEAUX, C.J., and LABORDE, and YELVERTON, JJ.


LABORDE, Judge.

This suit arises out of a fire occurring in the early morning hours of August 16, 1985, at the residence of Henry and Caritta Boutte. The Bouttes live at 517 East Demanade Drive in Lafayette, Louisiana. Plaintiffs, Valiant Insurance Company and American General Fire and Casualty Company, as subrogees of the Bouttes, instituted this action to recover damages caused by the fire from defendant, City of Lafayette (City). Judgment on the merits was rendered...

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