JOHNSON v. LANEY

No. 2007-CA-0237.

964 So.2d 418 (2007)

Charmaine R. JOHNSON v. John A. LANEY IV, Troy C. Laney, Deborah Burkart Gambino, Julie Raymond Bonanno and State Farm Fire and Casualty Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

July 25, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Angelle, Metairie, LA, and Michael G. Gaffney, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Raymond C. Burkart, Jr., Law Offices of Raymond C. Burkart, Jr., L.L.C., Covington, LA, for Defendants/Appellants.

(Court composed of Chief Judge JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge MAX N. TOBIAS, JR.).


PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge.

Defendants appeal the trial court's granting of summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Charmaine Johnson, declaring that Ms. Johnson's testamentary usufruct of her residence attached to insurance proceeds that were paid as a result of its damage by Hurricane Katrina, which rendered the house uninhabitable. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

Defendants John A. Laney, IV, and Troy...

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