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SCORDILL v. SMITH

No. 93-CA-2082.

635 So.2d 407 (1994)

John SCORDILL, III v. Chalmous SMITH, Jr., Steve D. Thompson Trucking Inc., Western Preferred Casualty Company, and/or ABC Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

March 29, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gus A. Fritchie, III, Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz, New Orleans, for appellant Century Indem. Co.

Henry G. Terhoeve, Mathews, Atkinson, Guglielmo, Marks & Day, Baton Rouge, for appellee Louisiana Ins. Guar. Ass'n.

Before LOBRANO, PLOTKIN and LANDRIEU, JJ.

LOBRANO, Judge.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the excess insurer's coverage drops down1 to "dollar one" in advance of any payment by the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA) due to the insolvency of the primary insurer. We hold that it does.

Century Indemnity Company issued an excess policy to Steve D. Thompson Trucking Company. Western Preferred Casualty Company...

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