LAFITTE v. COMPTON

No. 29296-CA.

690 So.2d 872 (1997)

Deborah L. LAFITTE, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Ruben M. COMPTON, Sr., et al., Defendants-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 27, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peters, Ward, Bright & Hennessy by J. Patrick Hennessy, Shreveport, and Hatch & Smith by James R. Hatch, Homer, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Blanchard, Walker, O'Quin & Roberts by Joseph S. Woodley, Shreveport, for Defendant-Appellee Economy Fire & Casualty Insurance Company.

Before MARVIN, C.J., and NORRIS and HIGHTOWER, JJ.


HIGHTOWER, Judge.

This is another rejection-of-UM case. After finding the declination of uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage to be valid, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the insurer. We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

Injuries sustained in an automobile accident eventually caused Dorothy Mae Lafitte to die. Her three children, Deborah L. Lafitte, Betsy L. Robinson, and W.C. Lafitte, Jr., subsequently instituted...

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