SILVA v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO.

No. 09-CA-686.

38 So.3d 934 (2010)

Maria E. SILVA v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

March 23, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ivan A. Orihuela, Attorney at Law, Kenner, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Warren S. Edelman, Attorney at Law, Metairie, LA, for Defendant/Appellee.

Panel composed of Judges SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, and FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER.


WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, Judge.

In this suit arising from an automobile accident, the plaintiff, Maria Silva, appeals a trial court ruling maintaining defendant's exception of res judicata in favor of State Farm Mutual Insurance Company. The trial court found that a release document signed by plaintiff included State Farm and dismissed the plaintiffs claim against the insurance company. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court judgment.

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