Janice Ellen Smith v. Allstate Indemnity Company

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-01-348 CV

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JANICE ELLEN SMITH, Appellant

V

ALLSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY, Appellee

On Appeal from the 172nd District Court

Jefferson County, Texas

Trial Cause No. E-157,388

OPINION

Janice Smith sought underinsured motorist benefits from Allstate Indemnity Company under her insurance policy. Allstate filed suit requesting a declaratory judgment that it had no obligation to pay the benefits. Smith filed a counterclaim. A jury returned a verdict in Smith's favor, but the trial court entered a judgment in…