Darbonne v. Reeves

LPER CURIAM.

This matter is before us on an application for supervisory writs wherein Shelter Mutual Insurance Company seeks review of the trial court’s judgment granting plaintiffs’ motion to strike its demand for a jury trial.

FACTS

Plaintiff, Susan Darbonne, filed suit on March 6, 1992, against William Reeves and his liability insurer, Aetna Casualty and Insurance Company (Aetna), seeking damages arising out of an April 29, 1991 motor vehicle accident. Plaintiff did not request a jury trial in the petition. On November 26, 1997, plaintiff amended the petition to add her husband, Robert, as a…