SMITH v. AUDUBON INS. CO.

No. 94-1571.

656 So.2d 11 (1995)

Odelia Leger SMITH, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AUDUBON INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 11, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Haas Weinstein, Opelousas, Jacques Bernard Favret, Mandeville, for Odelia Leger Smith et al.

Kraig Thomas Strenge, Lafayette, for Audubon Ins. Co.

Before LABORDE, THIBODEAUX and SAUNDERS, JJ.


THIBODEAUX, Judge.

The plaintiffs, Odelia Leger Smith and the Succession of Cleven Smith, filed suit against their homeowner insurer, Audubon Insurance Company, after they were exposed to an excess judgment due to Audubon's actions in handling a claim against them. The Smiths alleged that Audubon acted in bad faith in defending their interests.

The trial court rendered judgment in favor of Audubon. The Smiths appeal.

We reverse, finding that the trial...

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