Young v. Teti

Hunt, A.C.J.

H. Victor Teti injured Patricia Young in an automobile accident; Teti was at fault. Teti’s insurance carrier paid $9,386 to Young. Young sued Teti for damages. The jury returned a verdict for Young, against which the trial court offset the $9,386 that Teti’s insurance carrier *723had already paid Young. Citing Mahler,1 the trial court reduced this offset by Young’s attorney fees and costs. Teti appeals this offset reduction, arguing that neither Mahler nor any other authority requires him to share Young’s costs in obtaining a verdict against him. Agreeing with Teti that Mahler does…