BUGGAGE v. YELLOW-CHECKER CAB CO.

No. 93-CA-0404.

623 So.2d 906 (1993)

Floyd BUGGAGE v. YELLOW-CHECKER CAB COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

August 19, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis A. Gerdes, New Orleans, for plaintiff/appellee.

Leon A. Aucoin and Francis R. White, Aucoin & Unland, Metairie, for defendant/appellant.

Before PLOTKIN, JONES and LANDRIEU, JJ.


PLOTKIN, Judge.

Defendant, the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA), appeals from the granting of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff Floyd Buggage (Buggage). The issue for review is whether an insurer's pre-insolvency settlement agreement is a "covered claim" within the meaning of the LIGA statutes, such that LIGA is obligated to honor such settlements.

On March 12, 1990, Buggage cut his arm while exiting a taxicab. Buggage filed suit July 31...

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