THOMAS v. ECONOMY PREMIER ASSUR. CO.

No. 50,638-CA.

196 So.3d 7 (2016)

Willie Lee THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellee v. ECONOMY PREMIER ASSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

May 18, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kean Miller, LLP, by Scott L. Zimmer , William H. Priestley, Jr. , Shreveport, LA, for First Appellants, Wanda Jean Harris, Economy Premier Assurance Company, and Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company.

Duplass, Zwain, Bourgeois, Pfister & Weinstock, by Joseph G. Glass , Linda A. Hewlett , Metairie, LA, for Second Appellant, Peerless Insurance Company.

Lunn, Irion, Salley, Carlisle & Gardner, by James A. Mijalis , W. Orie Hunter, III , for Appellee.

Before DREW, MOORE, and GARRETT, JJ. GARRETT, J.


In this personal injury lawsuit, the tortfeasor, Wanda Jean Harris, and several insurance companies appeal from a trial court ruling which denied their motion for summary judgment based on the affirmative defense of judicial estoppel, and granted partial summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Willie Lee Thomas. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

Thomas was a delivery driver for Farmers Seafood Company, Inc. On February 24, 2012, while making...

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