HINTON v. BECK

No. C056911.

176 Cal.App.4th 1378 (2009)

JONNI HINTON, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ELDON BECK, Defendant; GRANGE INSURANCE GROUP et al., Interveners and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

August 11, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ericksen, Arbuthnot, Kilduff, Day & Lindstrom, Lois A. Lindstrom and Gregory A. Mase for Interveners and Appellants.

Barr & Mudford, John D. Barr and J. Michael Favor for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

BLEASE, Acting P. J.

This is an appeal of an order striking Grange Insurance Group's (Grange) complaint in intervention in the personal injury action by Jonni Hinton against Grange's policyholder, Eldon Beck, in which Hinton had obtained Beck's default and an assignment of his rights against Grange.

The issue is whether an insurer may deny coverage and a defense to its policyholder when the policyholder is sued by an...

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