In Re Allstate County Mutual Insurance Co.

I concur in the majority’s determination that the petition should be conditionally *279granted and the trial court directed to vacate its order denying Allstate’s motion to sever (Issue Number One). I dissent, however, from the majority’s conclusion that mandamus should also conditionally issue directing the trial court to vacate its order denying Allstate’s motion to abate (Issue Number Two).

Through its Petition for Writ of Mandamus, Relator Allstate urges that “[t]he trial court abused its discretion in refusing to abate the extracontractual claims until the underlying contractual claims are…