HORTON v. MAYEAUX

No. 2005-CC-1704.

931 So.2d 338 (2006)

Diane T. HORTON v. Robert J. MAYEAUX, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., and Progressive Security Insurance Company.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 30, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hannah, Colvin & Pipes, Baton Rouge, Janice M.C. Reeves, for applicant.

Steven A. Adams; Porteous, Hainkel & Johnson, Charles L. Chassaignac, IV, Baton Rouge, for respondent.


CALOGERO, Chief Justice.

We granted the writ application filed by defendant, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. ("State Farm"), to determine whether the district court exceeded its authority when it ordered a new trial on its own motion, while at the same time refusing to grant a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict ("JNOV") filed by plaintiff, Diane T. Horton, a pleading that did not include an alternative motion for new trial. For the reasons...

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