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VENABLE v. U.S. FIRE INS. CO.

No. 02-505.

829 So.2d 1179 (2002)

Kenneth L. VENABLE and Donna Boulet Venable v. UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 30, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward P. Lobman, Tara L. Mason, New Orleans, LA, for the Defendant/Appellant United States Fire Insurance Company.

Dorsey C. Martin, III, Baton Rouge, LA, for the Plaintiffs/Appellees Kenneth L. Venable and Donna Boulet Venable.

Court composed of NED E. DOUCET, JR., Chief Judge, MARC T. AMY and GLENN B. GREMILLION, Judges.

DOUCET, Chief Judge.

The Defendants, United States Fire Insurance Company (U.S. Fire), appeal a trial court judgment finding that it was liable for the negligent actions of its agent in failing to bind coverage on property damaged in a fire.

The Venables are commercial beekeepers. In 1994, the Venables contacted Roger Starks of the Howalt-McDowell Agency to obtain insurance coverage for his honey production business. Starks continued to fill the insurance...

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