Onyekuru v. Farmers Insurance Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

HARGRAVE, V.C.J.

{1 Appellee, Farmers Insurance Company, Inc., filed a motion for new trial within ten (10) days of a jury verdict rendered against it on Appellant Onyekuru's breach of contract claim. The motion for new trial was denied, and within thirty days, Onyekuru appealed, alleging error in the trial court's dismissal of his bad faith claim against Farmers. The Court of Civil Appeals dismissed Onyekuru's appeal, finding that it was untimely. Certiorari was granted on September 11, 2000.

2 The only question before us is whether appellant Onyekuru's appeal was timely when…