Ring v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

OPINION

BROOKS, Judge.

Appellants (Rings) initiated garnishment proceedings against appellee (State Farm) to enforce a judgment against the judgment debtor/insured’s (Taylor) automobile liability insurance policy. The judgment, in the amount of $1,321,500.00, arose out of an automobile collision between the Ring and Taylor vehicles. State Farm appealed the judgment on behalf of Taylor without filing a supersedeas bond or obtaining an order staying execution. 1

Taylor was insured under an automobile liability policy issued by State Farm. The garnishment proceeding filed by Rings sought not only…