SONNIER v. FARM BUREAU MUT. INS. CO.

No. 05-1006.

924 So.2d 419 (2006)

Leo Kenneth SONNIER and Geneva Sonnier v. LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 1, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Garber, Attorney at Law, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Leo Kenneth Sonnier, Geneva Sonnier.

Frank M. Walker Jr., Plauche, Smith & Nieset, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company, Louisiana Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company, Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company.

Judy L. Burnthorn, Ashley E. Gilbert, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Herb Doucet.

Court composed of OSWALD A. DECUIR, JIMMIE C. PETERS, and ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, Judges.


DECUIR, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal a judgment of the trial court dismissing their claims on defendants' motion for summary judgment alleging the issue was res judicata. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

FACTS

Kenneth and Geneva Sonnier purchased homeowners insurance from Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company. They requested replacement cost coverage, but were informed by their agent, Herb Doucet, that replacement cost coverage...

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