SECURITY GENERAL LIFE INS. v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. 18453-SA.

149 Ariz. 332 (1986)

718 P.2d 985

SECURITY GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT in and for The COUNTY OF YUMA; Hon. B.L. Helm, a Judge thereof; and Gordon TALLENT, Real Party in Interest, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

January 24, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Jones, Georgia A. Staton, Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, Phoenix, for petitioner.

Brian E. Smith, Brian E. Smith, Ltd., Yuma, for respondent.


FELDMAN, Justice

By this special action petitioner challenges a trial judge's order disqualifying its chosen counsel and his law firm from representation. The order was issued on the motion of an adverse party which claimed it intended to call petitioner's counsel as a witness at the trial.

FACTS

Petitioner (Security General) issued two policies providing hospitalization coverage to respondent (Tallent)....

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