Opinion ID: 1646811
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Heading: Issuance of Writ of Fieri Facias

Text: Subsequently, this Court denied supervisory writ applications filed by the plaintiff seeking an increase in the general damage award and Ms. Theus contesting the issue of liability. See King v. Illinois Nat'l Ins. Co., 01-1244 (La.6/22/01), 794 So.2d 788 and 01-1245 (La.6/22/01), 794 So.2d 788, respectively. Thereafter, in accordance with Louisiana Civil Procedure article 2253, the plaintiff formally requested the Webster Parish Clerk of Court to issue a writ of fieri facias in an attempt to collect on the excess judgment rendered against Ms. Theus. The following day, the plaintiff obtained a writ of fieri facias directing the Sheriff of Webster Parish to seize, among other things: All rights, causes of action, or other claims that Annessa Monique Theus may have against Illinois National Insurance Company for its failure to protect her from personal liability by settling Karen K. King's claim within the policy limits and obtaining a full release for Annessa Monique Theus. This is an excess claim that Annessa Monique Theus has against her own insurance company, Illinois National Insurance Company, and all rights and incidental actions that Annessa Monique Theus may have to bring legal action against Illinois National Insurance Company related to the automobile accident that took place on January 13, 1998 in Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana. The rights herein seized include, but are not limited to, the right to sue Illinois National Insurance Company in the name of and on behalf of Annessa Monique Theus. (Emphasis added.) Subsequently, on July 24, 2001, the Webster Parish Sheriff filed a notice indicating that the property described in the writ had been seized. [3] On June 13, 2002, the plaintiff, in her alleged capacity as transferee of Ms. Theus's inchoate rights [4] , instituted suit against Illinois National and AIG for damages, penalties, and attorney's fees due Ms. Theus under Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:658 and 22:1220. Essentially, the plaintiff alleged the defendants subjected Ms. Theus to the excess judgment through the breach of their contractual obligations to adjust promptly and in good faith the plaintiff's bodily injury claim through the defendants' adamant refusal to settle within the policy limits in exchange for Ms. Theus's release from liability.