Anne Marie Valentine v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co.

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT

22-092 consolidated with 22-091

ANNE MARIE VALENTINE VERSUS STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, KENT MORGAN, AND ALLEN CARRIERE ********** APPEAL FROM THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF LAFAYETTE, NO. 2017-3391 C/W 2017-3390 HONORABLE THOMAS FREDERICK, DISTRICT JUDGE ********** JONATHAN W. PERRY JUDGE ********** Court composed of Billy Howard Ezell, Jonathan W. Perry, and Gary J. Ortego, Judges.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

Andrew J. Quackenbos Kaliste Joseph Saloom IV Domengeaux Wright Roy & Edwards, LLC Jefferson Street, Suite 500 Post Office Box 3668 Lafayette, Louisiana 70502-3668 (337) 233-3033 COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT: Anne Valentine

F. Douglas Wimberly Cloyd & Wimberly, LLC La Rue France, Suite 204 Post Office Box 53951 Lafayette, Louisiana 70505-3951 (337) 289-6906 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE: State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Company

Michelle D. Brooks Porteous, Hainkel and Johnson, LLP West Fifth Street Thibodeaux, Louisiana 70301-3199 (985) 446-8451 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLEES: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Kent Morgan, and Allen Carriere PERRY, Judge.

For the reasons set forth in the companion and consolidated case hereto, Valentine v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 22-091 (La.App. 3 Cir. 12/29/22), ___ So.3d ___, we reverse the judgment of the trial court, and the matter is remanded for further proceedings. Costs of this appeal are assessed to Defendant/Appellee, State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Company.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.