DENNIS v. FINISH LINE, INC.

Nos. 93 CA 0638, 93 CA 0639.

636 So.2d 944 (1994)

Celia R. Dennis, Wife of/and Gerald F. DENNIS, Jr. v. The FINISH LINE, INC., Allstate Insurance Company, State of Louisiana, Through the Department of Transportation & Development, Joanne L. Cassisa, John J. Cassisa, Julie A. Cassisa, Automotive Casualty Insurance Company, Felix D. Givens, ABC Insurance Company, and CDE Insurance Company. Julie A. CASSISA v. Celia DENNIS, Jefferson Downs Corp. d/b/a The Finish Line, Felix Donis Givens, Allstate Insurance Company, MIC General Insurance Corporation, and ABC Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 18, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Wolff, III and Keith M. Matulich, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant, General Star.

Thomas S. Morse, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee, Jefferson/Finish Line.

Kathleen E. Simon, Covington, for Allstate Ins. Co.

Patrick J. Berrigan, Slidell, for Julie Cassisa.

Randolph A. Slone, Slidell, for Celia Dennis.

Thomas A. Bayer, New Orleans, for La. Health Service.

Before WATKINS, SHORTESS and FOGG, JJ.


SHORTESS, Judge.

General Star Indemnity Company (General), a defendant and third party defendant, appeals a grant of summary judgment finding a duty to defend in this consolidated lawsuit, which arises from an automobile accident.

The depositions show Felix Givens had been drinking at The Finish Line, an offtrack betting facility in Slidell, Louisiana, where Celia Dennis worked as a bartender. Employees and security personnel at The Finish Line placed Givens...

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