SWAYZE v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO.

No. 2014-C-1899.

172 So.3d 1026 (2015)

Holly D. SWAYZE, et al. v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

June 30, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony J. Bruscato , Monroe, LA; Sarah Catherine Leary , Westwego, LA, for Applicant.

Davenport, Files & Kelly, LLP, Martin Shane Craighead , Monroe, LA, for Respondent.


This matter addresses the "amount in dispute" which determines subject matter jurisdiction of a city court with a jurisdictional limit of $30,000. After filing suit, plaintiff settled with the tortfeasor and the tortfeasor's liability insurer for $25,000, leaving only plaintiff's claim against her uninsured motorist insurer. The...

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