Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1998

Bourque v. Audubon Insurance Co.

Bourque v. Audubon Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided February 20, 1998 · Kimball
709 So. 2d 766; 1998 La. LEXIS 590; 1998 WL 85325 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Bourque v. Audubon Insurance Co.

Opinion of the Court

In re Audubon Insurance Co.; — Defendants); applying for writ of certiorari and/or review; Parish of St. Martin, 16th Judicial District Court, Div. “E”, No. 52,835; to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, No. CA97-0522.

Granted in part. Judgment of the court of appeal is reversed insofar as it granted penalties and attorney fees. There was no evidence in the record sufficient to support a finding that defendant was arbitrary, capricious or without probable cause in its denial of plaintiffs claim. Otherwise, denied.

KIMBALL, J., not on panel.

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