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SUTTON v. HIRVONEN

No. 55151-1.

113 Wn.2d 1 (1989)

775 P.2d 448

KEITH A. SUTTON, Respondent, v. LAURIE O. HIRVONEN, ET AL, Petitioners.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

July 6, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hackett, Beecher & Hart, by John A. Hackett, for petitioners Hirvonen.

Pinckney M. Rohrback, Paulette Peterson, and Keller Rohrback, for petitioner Allstate Insurance.

Patrick D. McMullen and McIntosh, Lewis, Evans & Nielsen, by Wm. H. Nielsen, for respondent.

Sylvia Luppert on behalf of Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, amicus curiae for petitioners.

UTTER, J.

Petitioners Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate), Mrs. Hirvonen, and the estate of Mr. Hirvonen, challenge certain statements made by the Court of Appeals after it essentially vacated the judgment against all defendants in an automobile liability suit. The Court of Appeals stated that Allstate, Mr. Hirvonen's insurer, would be bound as a party if it had controlled the insured's defense and remanded to determine the issue of control. The court added that...

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