ALFORD v. TRAVELERS INS. CO.

No. 92-CA-1414.

609 So.2d 906 (1992)

John ALFORD, Jr., husband of/and Jerry Dean Alford v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied January 29, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey C. Collins, Metairie, for plaintiffs/appellants.

Michael F. Grennan, Law Offices of James J. Morse, New Orleans, for defendant/appellee.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., and LOBRANO and JONES, JJ.


LOBRANO, Judge.

John Alford and his wife, Jerry Dean Alford, appeal the trial court's judgment maintaining defendant's Exceptions of Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction and No Cause of Action. This court must determine whether the cause of action provided in La.R.S. 22:1220 for alleged capricious acts of insurers is available to claimants whose original remedy falls exclusively under the Worker's Compensation provisions.1

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