Hunt v. Insurance Co. of North America

FORET, Judge.

This suit sounds in tort. Plaintiffs, James Hunt and Nellie Jane Hunt, filed suit against defendants, Norma Gardiner, Gossen Funeral Home, Inc., and Insurance Company of North America, to recover for injuries and damages they suffered in an automobile accident. Defendants filed a third party demand against the Lafayette Parish Police Jury, but, on defendants' own motion, this demand was dismissed without prejudice prior to trial. Also, before the start of trial, defendants and plaintiff, Nellie Jane Hunt, entered into a settlement agreement. As a result, the trial of this case,…