VEILLON v. U.S. FIRE INS. CO.

No. 90-703.

590 So.2d 1368 (1991)

James VEILLON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO., et al., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 18, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gilbert J. Aucoin, Ville Platte, for plaintiff/appellee.

Oats & Hudson, David J. Calogero, Lafayette, for defendant/appellant—Sheriff.

Durio, McGoffin & Stagg, Gary McGoffin, Stacy Lee, Lafayette, for defendant/appellee—U.S. Fire Ins. Co.

McGlinchey, Stafford, Cellini & Lang, C.G. Norwood, Jr., New Orleans, for defendant/appellee—Chrysler.

Gold, Weems, Bruser, Sues & Rundell, Ed E. Rundell, Alexandria, for Goodyear.

Before LABORDE, YELVERTON and KNOLL, JJ.


KNOLL, Judge.

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office (EPSO) appeals the dismissal of its cross-claim against its business automobile insurer, United States Fire Insurance Company (U.S. Fire), on a motion for summary judgment.1 The trial court held that U.S. Fire was not required to defend EPSO because the claim brought against it sounded in product liability and was not covered under U.S. Fire's automobile policy.

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