Lege v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

LABORDE, Judge.

Appellant, Allstate Insurance Company, appeals from a judgment casting it for costs of a jury trial wherein no award was ultimately rendered against Allstate.

Appellant was the uninsured motorist insurer of plaintiff who was injured in an automobile accident. Plaintiff sued the driver of the other car, his liability insurer and her uninsured-motorist insurer. At the first trial of this suit, the judge directed a verdict for plaintiff on the issue of liability and allowed the issue of quantum to be given to the jury. The jury was unable to render a verdict on quantum and a…