Doucet v. Gayden

MARION F. EDWARDS, Judge.

| yDefendant/appellant, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (“State Farm”), appeals a judgment of the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court ordering it to pay plaintiff/appellee, Melinda Doucet (“Dou-cet”), $2,140.96 in attorney’s fees and $1,643.53 as its proportionate share of court costs. The judgment on appeal arises from an earlier trial and jury verdict in favor of Doucet. We reverse.

Doucet filed a Petition for Damages against defendant/appellant, Fred Gayden (“Gayden”), for injuries she received as the result of a three-car accident. Specifically, she alleged…