Huey v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

J^KOSTELKA, J.

Faye Huey (“Huey”) appeals the judgment of the Thirty Seventh Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caldwell, which compelled the settlement of her claim against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”). For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

Facts

As the result of an August 1998 automobile accident, Huey filed suit against State Farm for personal injuries and medical expenses which allegedly arose out of that accident. In connection with that litigation, State Farm tendered $8,500 to Huey. Subsequently, Huey and her counsel1 met with a State…