Legal Opinion
Bethley v. National Automotive Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 12, 2003No. 2002-CA-1572PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TOBIAS, Judge.
The defendant/appellant, National Automotive Insurance Company (“National Automotive”) appeals from the trial court’s judgment which failed to set aside a default judgment entered against it. For the reasons below, we reverse the trial court and remand the case for a new trial.
The plaintiff, Larry Bethley, was injured in an automobile accident on 1 August 2000. He settled his claims against the other driver and her insurance company for her policy limits without filing suit. The plaintiff also filed a claim with his underinsured motorist carrier, National Automotive, which it…
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