Seasor v. Covington

HUDOCK, Judge:

This is an appeal from the order of court which denied Appellant Bessie Lee Coving-ton’s motion to mark the judgment against her satisfied. We affirm but remand for the limited purpose of directing the trial court to apprise Appellant Bessie Lee Covington of her right to and need for independent counsel.

The facts may be summarized as follows: On August 5, 1991, Bessie Lee Covington (Appellant Covington) was driving a rented van when she lost control of the vehicle, causing it to turn over. All of the nineteen passengers in the van were injured. The van was insured by Liberty…