ALLSTATE INS. CO. v. SOULANT BROS., L.L.C.

No. 2003 CA 2817, 2003 CA 2818.

897 So.2d 693 (2004)

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Kenneth and Barbie Engel v. SOULANT BROTHERS, L.L.C., D/B/A Jefferson Storage A/K/A Jefferson Storage Center, and XYZ Insurance Company. Kenneth Engel and Barbara Engel, Husband and Wife v. Soulant Brothers, L.L.C., d/b/a Jefferson Storage, Scott Soulant, and Safeco Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

December 17, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Joubert, Shannon Williams Hultberg, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellees Kenneth Engel and Barbara Engel.

Elmer G. Gibbons, III, Metairie, Counsel for Plaintiff Allstate Insurance Company.

Boris F. Navratil, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendants/Appellants Soulant Brothers, L.L.C., d/b/a Jefferson Storage, and Safeco Insurance Company of America.

Before: WHIPPLE, FITZSIMMONS, and DOWNING, JJ.


FITZSIMMONS, J.

In this consolidated case, lessor, Soulant Brothers, L.L.C., d/b/a Jefferson Storage, a/k/a Jefferson Storage Center ("Jefferson Storage"), and its insurer, Safeco Insurance Company of America, appeal the grant by the trial court of a partial summary judgment on the issue of liability in favor of plaintiffs, Kenneth Engel and Barbara Engel.1 We affirm for the following reasons.

The Engels leased storage space from...

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