LIMA v. CHAMBERS

No. 17622.

657 P.2d 279 (1982)

Barbara LIMA, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Earl CHAMBERS, Defendant and Respondent, v. PRUDENTIAL PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Intervenor and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

November 26, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy R. Hanson, Salt Lake City, for intervenor and appellant.

David Bert Havas, pro se.


STEWART, Justice:

On this appeal we decide whether an automobile liability insurance carrier providing uninsured motorist coverage may intervene as of right as a party defendant in a tort action between its insured and an uninsured motorist tortfeasor. The trial court denied intervention; we reverse.

The facts are not in dispute. In July of 1977 plaintiff, Barbara Lima, was involved in an automobile collision with defendant Earl Chambers, an uninsured motorist...

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