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SUMRALL v. BICKHAM

No. 2003 CW 1252R.

887 So.2d 73 (2004)

Zander SUMRALL, III v. Cole BICKHAM, Continental Casualty Company, Ralph "Doc" Smith, Janice Smith Moak, Benjamin "Hut" Moak, Joetta Smith Stevens, ABC Insurance Company, and DEF Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

September 8, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom W. Thornhill, Chadwick W. Collings, Slidell, M. Reggie Simmons, Franklinton, for Plaintiff-Respondent, Zander Sumrall, III.

Andrew Blanchfield, Chad A. Sullivan, Baton Rouge, for Defendant-Relator, Continental Insurance Company.

Charles M. Hughes, Jr., Cheryl I. Magee, Mandeville, for Defendant, Ralph Smith.

William J. Knight, Franklinton, for Defendant, William Cole Bickham.

Before: CARTER, C.J., PARRO, and GUIDRY, JJ.

CARTER, C. J.

The sole issue for our consideration in this writ action is whether the plaintiff's pretrial settlement and dismissal of all claims against the alleged tortfeasor automatically resulted in a release of the tortfeasor's liability insurer from its contractual obligation.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This case arose out of a physical altercation shortly after midnight on December 5, 1999, between plaintiff-respondent, Zander Sumrall, III...

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