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Nat'l Interstate Ins. v. Collins

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Nov 6, 2009
21 So. 3d 316 (La. 2009)

Opinion

No. 2009-C-1214.

November 6, 2009.

Prior report: La.App., 9 so.3d 881.


In re National Interstate Insurance Company; — Plaintiff; Applying For Writ of Certiorari and/or Review, Parish of E. Baton Rouge, 19th Judicial District Court Div. J, No. 545,938; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. 2008 CA 0693.

Granted. We find the Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Bodily Injury Coverage Form in this matter satisfies the six-part test enunciated in Duncan v. U.S.A.A. Ins. Co., 06-363 (La.11/29/06), 950 So.2d 544; see Harper v. Direct General Insurance Company, et al., 08-2874 (La.2/13/09), 2 So.3d 418. While the facts in Harper are distinguishable from this matter in that the named insured was printed on the form, Harper reiterates that in Duncan this Court used the disjunctive "or" with regard to the completion of task "3" stating that "printing the name of the named insured or legal representative" satisfies task "3." Harper, 2 So.3d at 419. As such, because there was no question as to which policy was involved and the legal representative's name was printed on the waiver form, it is valid. The Court of Appeal's ruling is reversed and the judgment of the trial court is reinstated.


Summaries of

Nat'l Interstate Ins. v. Collins

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Nov 6, 2009
21 So. 3d 316 (La. 2009)
Case details for

Nat'l Interstate Ins. v. Collins

Case Details

Full title:NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY v. Loyette COLLINS, et al

Court:Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date published: Nov 6, 2009

Citations

21 So. 3d 316 (La. 2009)

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