COLOMB v. STATE FARM INS. COMPANIES

No. 02-1279.

839 So.2d 1121 (2003)

Mary Emelda COLOMB v. STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 5, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Riley, Onebane Law Firm, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Highlands Insurance Company.

Jarvis J. Claiborne, A Professional Law Corporation, Opelousas, LA, For Secondary Plaintiff/Appellant, Mary Emelda Colomb.

Jerry J. Falgoust, Dauzat, Falgoust, Caviness and Bienvenu, L.L.P., Opelousas, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Elizabeth Marie LeBlanc.

Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, MARC T. AMY, and MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, Judges.


PETERS, J.

By separate appeals, Mary Emelda Colomb and Highlands Insurance Company (Highlands) appeal the trial court's denial of Ms. Colomb's request for a continuance of the trial on the merits and dismissal of her suit. For the following reasons, we affirm.

DISCUSSION OF THE RECORD

The litigation arises from an August 12, 1998 St. Landry Parish automobile accident in which the vehicle driven by Ms. Colomb was rear-ended by the vehicle driven by...

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