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La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900 (2026)

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§900. "Motor Vehicle Liability Policy" defined

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Cited in 292 cases (14 in the last 5 years), 1954–2025 · leading case: Hearty v. Harris, 574 So. 2d 1234 (La. 1991).

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Hearty v. Harris, 574 So. 2d 1234 (La. 1991). · cites it 32× “The plaintiffs fail to discern the distinction between a "motor vehicle liability policy" and an "automobile liability policy.”

Sensebe v. Canal Indem. Co., 58 So. 3d 441 (La. 2011). · cites it 17× “Also, the legislature has allowed insurance policies to “exclude from coverage the named insured and the spouse of the named insured.”

Hawkins v. Redmon, 42 So. 3d 360 (La. 2010). · cites it 33× “WEIMER, Justice, 1 | TWe granted a writ in this matter to resolve the res nova issue of who, in purchasing a Motor Vehicle Liability Policy as defined in LSA-R.S. 32:900, may execute an excluded driver endorsement which results in a resident of the household being excluded…”

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Noyes, 872 So. 2d 1133 (La. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 19× “2d at 731 , the issue before the supreme court was whether, by enacting the 1992 amendment to LSA-R.S. 32:900, the legislature intended to permit a named insured to exclude from coverage, not only members of his household, but also the *1137 person who owned the policy and the…”

Williams v. Watson, 798 So. 2d 55 (La. 2001). · cites it 12× “R.S. 32:900: B. Such owner's policy of liability insurance: * * * * * (2) Shall insure the person named therein and any other person, as insured, using any such motor vehicle or motor vehicles with the express or implied permission of such named insured against loss from the…”

Kahl v. Chevalier, 188 So. 3d 449 (La. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 11× “R.S. 32:900, 3 Ms. Kahl opposed Safeway’s motion for summary *452 judgment, arguing that “[ajccording to the mandatory provisions of the | ¡¡Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Law, Safeway is statutorily bound to provide coverage to [her].”

Alexander v. Cornett, 961 So. 2d 622 (La. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 7× “R.S. 32:900, [2] et seq. In short, because State National's garage liability policy definition of an insured "excludes" one class of permissive users, namely, insured customers of an auto dealership, appellees contend that this constitutes an "exclusion" to the omnibus coverage…”

Abshire v. Desmoreaux, 970 So. 2d 1188 (La. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 9× “R.S. 32:900 does not necessarily apply to all automobile liability insurance policies.”

Am. Deposit Ins. Co. v. Myles, 783 So. 2d 1282 (La. 2001). · cites it 4× “The Named Driver Exclusion Louisiana law requires that liability insurance policies issued in this state shall insure the named insured and any other person using the motor vehicle with the insured's permission, whether express or implied, for damages resulting from the…”

Simms v. Butler, 702 So. 2d 686 (La. 1997). · cites it 9× “R.S. 32:900 applies to "motor vehicle liability policies.”

Bernard v. Ellis, 111 So. 3d 995 (La. 2012). · cites it 3× “R.S. 32:900, and this Court’s interpretation of the language will apply not only to the Imperial policy, but to all guest passengers under any insurance policy.”

Treadaway v. Progressive Nw. Ins., 720 So. 2d 693 (La. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 13× “LSA-R.S. 32:900, which defines "Motor Vehicle Liability Policy, states, in pertinent part, as follows: B.”

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— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(0) — 1 case

Lemoine v. Illinois Nat'l Ins. Co., 868 So. 2d 304 (La. Ct. App. 2004).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(2) — 1 case

Leflore v. Coburn, 665 So. 2d 1323 (La. Ct. App. 1995).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(8)(2) — 2 cases

Ardoin v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 261 So. 3d 81 (La. Ct. App. 2018).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(A) — 12 cases

Hearty v. Harris, 574 So. 2d 1234 (La. 1991). “The plaintiffs fail to discern the distinction between a "motor vehicle liability policy" and an "automobile liability policy.”

Collins v. Randall, 836 So. 2d 352 (La. Ct. App. 2002).

Lemoine v. Illinois Nat'l Ins. Co., 868 So. 2d 304 (La. Ct. App. 2004).

Abshire v. Desmoreaux, 970 So. 2d 1188 (La. Ct. App. 2007). “R.S. 32:900 does not necessarily apply to all automobile liability insurance policies.”

Simms v. Butler, 702 So. 2d 686 (La. 1997). “R.S. 32:900 applies to "motor vehicle liability policies.”

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(B) — 22 cases

Hawkins v. Redmon, 42 So. 3d 360 (La. 2010). “WEIMER, Justice, 1 | TWe granted a writ in this matter to resolve the res nova issue of who, in purchasing a Motor Vehicle Liability Policy as defined in LSA-R.S. 32:900, may execute an excluded driver endorsement which results in a resident of the household being excluded…”

RPM Pizza, Inc. v. Auto. Cas. Ins. Co., 601 So. 2d 1366 (La. 1992).

Hearty v. Harris, 574 So. 2d 1234 (La. 1991). “The plaintiffs fail to discern the distinction between a "motor vehicle liability policy" and an "automobile liability policy.”

Joseph v. Inter-Ocean Ins. Agency, Inc., 59 V.I. 820 (2013).

Adams v. Thomas, 729 So. 2d 1041 (La. 1999).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(B)(1) — 2 cases

Collins v. Farris, 897 So. 2d 634 (La. Ct. App. 2004).

Atkinson v. Boyne, 178 F. Supp. 2d 670 (E.D. La. 2001).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(B)(2) — 115 cases

Sensebe v. Canal Indem. Co., 58 So. 3d 441 (La. 2011). “Also, the legislature has allowed insurance policies to “exclude from coverage the named insured and the spouse of the named insured.”

Hearty v. Harris, 574 So. 2d 1234 (La. 1991). “The plaintiffs fail to discern the distinction between a "motor vehicle liability policy" and an "automobile liability policy.”

Alexander v. Cornett, 961 So. 2d 622 (La. Ct. App. 2007). “R.S. 32:900, [2] et seq. In short, because State National's garage liability policy definition of an insured "excludes" one class of permissive users, namely, insured customers of an auto dealership, appellees contend that this constitutes an "exclusion" to the omnibus coverage…”

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Noyes, 872 So. 2d 1133 (La. Ct. App. 2004). “2d at 731 , the issue before the supreme court was whether, by enacting the 1992 amendment to LSA-R.S. 32:900, the legislature intended to permit a named insured to exclude from coverage, not only members of his household, but also the *1137 person who owned the policy and the…”

Bernard v. Ellis, 111 So. 3d 995 (La. 2012). “R.S. 32:900, and this Court’s interpretation of the language will apply not only to the Imperial policy, but to all guest passengers under any insurance policy.”

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(B)(2)(D) — 1 case

Stephanie Lewis v. State Nat'l Ins. Co., Inc., D/B/A Qeo Ins. Grp., David Degruy, Richard's Disposal, Inc., & State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. (In Its Capacity as un-insured/under-insured Motorist Carrier) (La. Ct. App. 2023).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(B)(2)(a) — 4 cases

Babinski v. Am. Fam. Ins. Grp., 569 F.3d 349 (8th Cir. 2009).

Sensebe v. Canal Indem. Co., 58 So. 3d 441 (La. 2011). “Also, the legislature has allowed insurance policies to “exclude from coverage the named insured and the spouse of the named insured.”

Garcia v. Certified Lloyds Ins. Co., 598 So. 2d 1278 (La. Ct. App. 1992).

Donald Babinski v. Am. Fam. Ins. (8th Cir. 2009).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(B)(2)(d) — 8 cases

Boutte v. Fireman's Fund Cnty. Mut. Ins., 930 So. 2d 305 (La. Ct. App. 2006).

Sensebe v. Canal Indem. Co., 58 So. 3d 441 (La. 2011). “Also, the legislature has allowed insurance policies to “exclude from coverage the named insured and the spouse of the named insured.”

Barousse v. W. World Ins. Co., 978 So. 2d 1129 (La. Ct. App. 2008).

Harrell v. Currie, 975 So. 2d 777 (La. Ct. App. 2008).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(C) — 6 cases

Lemoine v. Illinois Nat'l Ins. Co., 868 So. 2d 304 (La. Ct. App. 2004).

Hearty v. Harris, 574 So. 2d 1234 (La. 1991). “The plaintiffs fail to discern the distinction between a "motor vehicle liability policy" and an "automobile liability policy.”

Simms v. Butler, 702 So. 2d 686 (La. 1997). “R.S. 32:900 applies to "motor vehicle liability policies.”

Walker v. Hebert, 155 So. 3d 114 (La. Ct. App. 2014).

Jarrell E. Godfrey, Jr. v. GoAuto Ins. Co. & Craig Dewayne Jones (La. Ct. App. 2024).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(D) — 1 case

Marcus v. Hanover Ins. Co., Inc., 740 So. 2d 603 (La. 1999).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(E) — 2 cases

Lewis v. GEICO Cas. Co., 246 So. 3d 815 (La. Ct. App. 2018).

Jarrell E. Godfrey, Jr. v. Go Auto Ins. Co. & Craig Dewayne Jones (La. Ct. App. 2021).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(F) — 3 cases

Crockett v. Collins, 308 So. 2d 391 (La. Ct. App. 1975).

Thibeaux v. Goauto Ins. Co., 269 So. 3d 843 (La. Ct. App. 2019).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(F)(1) — 7 cases

Abshire v. Desmoreaux, 970 So. 2d 1188 (La. Ct. App. 2007). “R.S. 32:900 does not necessarily apply to all automobile liability insurance policies.”

RPM Pizza, Inc. v. Auto. Cas. Ins. Co., 601 So. 2d 1366 (La. 1992).

Kahl v. Chevalier, 188 So. 3d 449 (La. Ct. App. 2016). “R.S. 32:900, 3 Ms. Kahl opposed Safeway’s motion for summary *452 judgment, arguing that “[ajccording to the mandatory provisions of the | ¡¡Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Law, Safeway is statutorily bound to provide coverage to [her].”

Progressive N. Ins. Co. v. Corder, 15 S.W.3d 381 (Ky. 2000).

Torres Vs. Nev. Direct Ins. Co. c/w 61640, 2015 NV 54 (Nev. 2015).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(F)(2) — 1 case

Isaac v. Guardian Ins. Co., 65 V.I. 137 (2016).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(G) — 4 cases

Collins v. Randall, 836 So. 2d 352 (La. Ct. App. 2002).

RPM Pizza, Inc. v. Auto. Cas. Ins. Co., 601 So. 2d 1366 (La. 1992).

Adams v. Thomas, 729 So. 2d 1041 (La. 1999).

Harvey v. Found. Experts, Inc., 555 So. 2d 509 (La. Ct. App. 1989).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(H) — 1 case

Joseph v. Inter-Ocean Ins. Agency, Inc., 59 V.I. 820 (2013).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(J) — 2 cases

Garcia v. Certified Lloyds Ins. Co., 598 So. 2d 1278 (La. Ct. App. 1992).

Walker v. Hebert, 155 So. 3d 114 (La. Ct. App. 2014).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(L) — 43 cases

Williams v. Watson, 798 So. 2d 55 (La. 2001). “R.S. 32:900: B. Such owner's policy of liability insurance: * * * * * (2) Shall insure the person named therein and any other person, as insured, using any such motor vehicle or motor vehicles with the express or implied permission of such named insured against loss from the…”

Filipski v. Imperial Fire & Cas. Ins. Co., 25 So. 3d 742 (La. 2009).

Treadaway v. Progressive Nw. Ins., 720 So. 2d 693 (La. Ct. App. 1998). “LSA-R.S. 32:900, which defines "Motor Vehicle Liability Policy, states, in pertinent part, as follows: B.”

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(L)(1) — 12 cases

Sensebe v. Canal Indem. Co., 58 So. 3d 441 (La. 2011). “Also, the legislature has allowed insurance policies to “exclude from coverage the named insured and the spouse of the named insured.”

Martin v. Safeway Ins. Co. of Louisiana, 26 So. 3d 777 (La. Ct. App. 2009).

Boutte v. Fireman's Fund Cnty. Mut. Ins., 930 So. 2d 305 (La. Ct. App. 2006).

Medina v. Woods, 944 So. 2d 697 (La. Ct. App. 2006).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(L)(2) — 4 cases

Smith v. Williams, 879 So. 2d 233 (La. Ct. App. 2004).

Fields v. Am. Cent. Ins. Co., 923 So. 2d 967 (La. Ct. App. 2006).

Bourg v. Southall, 186 So. 3d 1185 (La. Ct. App. 2016).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(M) — 1 case

Ferguson v. Plummer's Towing & Recovery, 753 So. 2d 398 (La. Ct. App. 2000).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(M)(1)(b) — 1 case

Elmore v. Kelly, 889 So. 2d 1173 (La. Ct. App. 2004).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900(c) — 2 cases

Eason v. Fin. Indem. Co., 721 So. 2d 528 (La. Ct. App. 1998).

Brett Lirette v. Jason C. Adams, State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., Geico Cas. Co. & Axis Ventures, LLC (La. Ct. App. 2023).

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