VEILLON v. LOUISIANA INS. GUAR. ASS'N

No. 91-880.

608 So.2d 670 (1992)

Patricia VEILLON, et ux., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOUISIANA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 4, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guglielmo, Lopez, Tuttle, Hunter & Jarrell, Gina B. Tuttle, Opelousas, for defendant/appellant.

Clyde Fontenot, Ville Platte, for plaintiff/appellee.

Before GUIDRY, J., and CULPEPPER * and SALOOM, JJ. Pro Tem.


WILLIAM A. CULPEPPER, Judge Pro Tem.

This is a suit on an assignment of a cause of action against an insurer for bad faith failure to settle for the policy limits. Suit was originally filed by plaintiffs against the tortfeasor and his insurer, Champion Insurance. After the collapse of Champion, Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association, hereinafter LIGA, was substituted as defendant. At trial on the merits, the lower court awarded plaintiffs $24,097.66, which exceeded...

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