Mills v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.

Glynda Randel Mills brought this diversity suit in Oklahoma against her former husband, Jack L. Randel, and Randel’s insurer, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, to recover damages for injuries she sustained in an automobile accident in which Randel was the driver. The case was tried before a jury, which returned a verdict of $125,000 in favor of Mills and against State Farm.1 The trial court reduced the award by $44,734.68, an amount that State Farm had already paid to Mills pursuant to the personal injury protection (PIP) provisions of Randel’s policy.

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