McLain v. Routzong

HOUSTON, Justice.

The plaintiffs, Roger McLain and his wife Judy McLain, appeal from a judgment based on a jury verdict for the defendant Aimee Cassondra Routzong. We affirm.

The McLains and Routzong were involved in an automobile accident in which Roger McLain was injured. The McLains sued Routzong, alleging negligence and wantonness; they also sued Southern Guaranty Insurance Company (“Southern Guaranty”), the McLains’ uninsured/under-insured motorist insurance carrier.1 Within five days after the McLains sued, Southern Guaranty elected not to participate in the trial of the case and agreed…