County Mutual Insurance Company v. Residential Fire Protection

Filing 43

ORDER. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED, that the Complaint made by the Plaintiff County Mutual Insurance Company, as against Defendant Residential Fire Protection, be dismissed, with prejudice, with each party to bear their own attorney's fees and costs. This case is now closed. Signed by Judge Kent J. Dawson on 11/14/2023. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AMMi)

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