AUSTIN v. WESTERN WORLD INS. CO.

No. 99-CA-2541.

765 So.2d 390 (2000)

Richard E. AUSTIN and Lisa M. Farago v. WESTERN WORLD INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied September 22, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irving J. Warshauer, Gary B. Roth, Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer, New Orleans, LA, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellees.

John W. Waters, Jr., Bienvenu, Foster, Ryan & O'Bannon, New Orleans, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant P.G. Insurance Company of New York.

Court composed of Chief Judge ROBERT J. KLEES, Judge WILLIAM H. BYRNES, III, Judge MICHAEL E. KIRBY.


KIRBY, Judge.

P.G. Insurance Company appeals a partial summary judgment that was designated as final. That Judgment held that LSA-R.S. 22:1406 D(1)(a)(iii) obliges the court to apply Louisiana law to a foreign insurance contract that covers an accident in Louisiana that involves Louisiana residents.

The standard of review for a summary judgment on appeal is de novo. The appellate court asks whether there is any genuine issue of material fact and whether movant...

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