SMITH v. AYO

No. 94-CA-0791.

644 So.2d 1069 (1994)

Kent SMITH v. Cindy AYO and Old Hickory Casualty Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

October 13, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren S. Edelman, Blue Williams, L.L.P., Metairie, for appellant, Louisiana Ins. Guar. Ass'n.

Lucia G. Hawks, Law Offices of Richard E. Britson, Jr., and Jeffery P. Lozes, Lozes & Cambre, New Orleans, for appellee, Allstate Ins. Co.

Before KLEES, LOBRANO and PLOTKIN, JJ.


PLOTKIN, Judge.

Defendant, Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA), appeals from a judgment holding that plaintiff Kent Smith (Smith) is not required to exhaust his claims against his uninsured motorist (UM) carrier, Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate), prior to recovering from LIGA. The issue for review is whether the trial court erred in concluding that 1990 and 1992 amendments to La.R.S. 22:1386 do not apply retroactively to this case. For the following...

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