Barger v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI GREENVILLE DIVISION MARK ALAN BARGER, JR. and PLAINTIFFS MARGIE BARGER V. NO. 4:22-CV-90-DMB-JMV STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY; and GUARANTY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY DEFENDANTS OPINION AND ORDER Following the plaintiffs’ addition of Guaranty Bank and Trust Company to this case as a non-diverse defendant, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company moved to realign Guaranty Bank as a plaintiff on grounds that Guaranty Bank and the plaintiffs have similar interests in obtaining insurance payments for damage to the…