Trotter v. Alfa Mutual General Insurance Co.

SHAW, Justice. -

Alfa Mutual General Insurance Company (“Alfa”) petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Mobile' Circuit Court to grant its motion seeking to realign the parties to the underlying litigation so that Alfa may “opt out” of participation in the trial. We grant the petition and issue the writ.

Facts and Procedural History

In October 2012, the respondent, Mark D. Trotter, was injured when a “road sweeper” he was operating was struck by a,vehicle being operated by Daniel Elijah Davis, an uninsured motorist. In October 2014, Trotter sued Alfa in the Mobile Circuit'…