Connecticut General Life Insurance Co. v. Dyess

PETERSON, Judge.

Petitioners, two health insurance carriers, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company and Golden Rule Insurance Company, seek certiorari review of the trial court’s order allowing the plaintiffs below, Willie E. Dyess and Margaret T. Dyess (Dyess), to amend their complaint after a mandate was issued in a previous appeal. We consolidated the two petitions for purposes of reviewing the common issues. The petitioner insurance carriers allege that the prior appeal established the law of the case and precludes the amendment. We agree and grant the petition.

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