Case Name: ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY et al. v. CITY OF DONALDSONVILLE, Defendant-Appellant
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1966-11-21
Citations: 192 So. 2d 380
Docket Number: No. 6800(A)
Parties: ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY et al. v. CITY OF DONALDSONVILLE, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before LANDRY, ELLIS and BAILES,. JJ-
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 192
Pages: 380–381

Head Matter:
ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY et al. v. CITY OF DONALDSONVILLE, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 6800(A).
Court of Appeal of Louisiana. First Circuit.
Nov. 21, 1966.
Charles W. Franklin, of Franklin & Keogh, Baton Rouge, Blum- & Sotile, Don-aldsonville, for appellants.
Robert N. Ryan, of Bienvenu & Culver, New Orleans, Glynn A. Long, Donaldson-ville, Charles Wm. Roberts, of Burton,. Roberts & Ward, Taylor, Porter, Brooks, Fuller & Phillips, James H. Hynes, Baton-Rouge, for appellee.
Before LANDRY, ELLIS and BAILES,. JJ-

Opinion:
BAILES, Judge.
In this companion case to that of Bayou: Materials, Inc. v. City of Donaldsonville et al. decided this date and reported in 192 So.2d 373, the plaintiffs are St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, Standard Fire-Insurance Company, and American Equitable Assurance Company, all of whom were the insurers of the buildings, owned' by A. Wilbert's Sons Lumber & Shingle-Company destroyed in the explosion and' fire of January 12, 1962, liability for which-was adjudged in the companion case cited supra. These plaintiffs, as subrogees of their mutual insured, brought this action to recover from the defendant, City of Don-aldsonville, the amount each paid in discharge of their respective obligation under the fire insurance policies issued to the owner of the buildings.
It was stipulated between the parties that the amount of the claim of each plaintiff herein is as follows:
St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, $2,645.78; Standard Fire Insurance Company, $3,686.01; and American Equitable Assurance Company, $3,618.16.
For the reasons assigned in the case of Bayou Materials, Inc. v. City of Donaldsonville et al., supra, the judgment of the trial court appealed from by the City of Donaldsonville is affirmed at the appellant's cost
Affirmed.