White v. State Farm Insurance Co.

|! DAVID S. GORBATY, Judge.

In this appeal, defendant State Farm Insurance Company (“State Farm”) seeks review of the trial court’s denial of its exception of no right of action and/ or dismissal, the trial court’s granting permission to Sophia and Philomena White (“the Whites”) to amend their petition, and the trial court’s judgment in favor of the Whites and against State Farm only. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The Whites filed suit against State Farm, State Farm’s policyholder Dennis Armitage, Allstate Insurance Company, and Allstate’s insured…