Case Name: Joyce SHERVILLE et al v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE CO. of PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1980-03-31
Citations: 387 So. 2d 1181
Docket Number: No. 13244
Parties: Joyce SHERVILLE et al v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE CO. of PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.
Judges: Before EDWARDS, LEAR and WATKINS, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 387
Pages: 1181–1185

Head Matter:
Joyce SHERVILLE et al v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE CO. of PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.
No. 13244.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
March 31, 1980.
Dean M. Wattigny, Armentor & Wattig-ny, New Iberia, for plaintiff.
James T. Guglielmo, Lewis & Lewis, Opelousas, for defendant.
Before EDWARDS, LEAR and WATKINS, JJ.

Opinion:
WATKINS, Judge.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (hereinafter called "appellee") dismissing plaintiffs' action for damages arising from the death of Vincent L. Sherville.
Appellee moved for summary judgment after issue was joined, attaching to its motion (among other attachments) a certified copy of its policy of insurance. It is clear from the oral reasons given by the trial judge that he relied upon definitions of "automobile" and "mobile equipment" which he assumed were contained in the certified copy of the policy of insurance, but which were in fact not contained in the certified copy of the policy of insurance as attached. The policy's definitions of these terms are crucial to our decision, and, as it is apparent that the complete policy was not attached to the motion for summary judgment, we reverse the judgment granting summary judgment and remand the case to the trial court for further proceedings. As we assume that the complete policy was not attached through inadvertence of counsel for appellee, we assess all costs of this appeal to appellee.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.