Case Name: L. B. BAILEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HARDWARE MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1971-03-05
Citations: 439 F.2d 763
Docket Number: No. 29182
Parties: L. B. BAILEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HARDWARE MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 439
Pages: 763–764

Head Matter:
L. B. BAILEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HARDWARE MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 29182.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 5, 1971.
Mitchel M. Evans, DeRidder, La., for plaintiff-appellant.
J. J. Davidson, V. Farley Sonnier, Davidson, Meaux, Onebane & Donohoe, Lafayette, La., for defendant-appellee.
Before COLEMAN, INGRAHAM, and WILKEY, Circuit Judges.
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
The District Court found as a fact and held as a matter of law that Hardware Mutual Casualty Company was not liable to the plaintiff-appellant for failing to settle a personal injury claim within the limits of an automobile liability insurance policy. The decision is reported, 322 F.Supp. 387 (W.D., La., 1971).
The various maneuvers of counsel in an effort to settle the original damage claim are at the core of the controversy. We have heard oral argument. We have subjected the record and briefs to unusually critical analysis. We are of the opinion that the District Court reached the correct result. We therefore affirm without protracted opinion, see Local Rule 21, Fifth Circuit.
Affirmed.