EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU v. LAVENDER

No. 86-1589.

506 So.2d 1166 (1987)

EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, Appellant, v. Abraham LAVENDER, the University of Miami and Dr. Melvin DeFleur, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

May 12, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Conroy, Simberg, Wilensky & Lewis and Harriet Lewis and Steven J. Chackman, Hollywood, for appellant.

Pyszka, Kessler, Massey, Weldon, Catri, Holton & Douberley and William M. Douberley, Dunn & Dresnick and Richard M. Dunn and Mitchell E. Widom, Miami, for appellees.

Before BASKIN, DANIEL S. PEARSON and FERGUSON, JJ.


DANIEL S. PEARSON, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order denying a motion filed by Employers Insurance of Wausau (Wausau) seeking to intervene in a defamation action pending against Wausau's insured, the University of Miami, and Dr. Melvin DeFleur, a university employee. Wausau's motion claims an interest in the pending action in that: (a) Lavender, the plaintiff therein, is seeking punitive damages against the University; (b) the insurance policy issued by Wausau...

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