State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Tote

HENDRY, Judge.

Appellant brings this appeal from an order of the trial court entered on appellee James D. Tote’s, plaintiff below, petition for equitable distribution. Appellant became an interested party in the trial court upon the filing of the motion.

On July 2, 1974, appellee James D. Tote filed an action for damages against ap-pellees American Used Cars, Inc., Israel Mesa, and Old Reliable First Insurance Company seeking recovery for damages resulting from a motor vehicle accident. Subsequently, the case was settled and ap-pellee Tote received $8,000.

Following the accident, appellant paid…