Vaught v. Dairyland Insurance

TROUT, Chief Justice.

This case addresses the question of whether an insurer who fails to intervene in a case in which its insured sues an uninsured motorist, is nonetheless bound by the decision in that suit.

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BACKGROUND

On October 8, 1991, a convoy of approximately 15 Air Force trucks and trailers left from a deployment near Mountain Home, Idaho to return to their home base near Ogden, Utah. The convoy became lost when the lead vehicle failed to take the exit for Utah located at the interstate 84/86 interchange just east of Burley and instead, continued on toward Pocatello. In accordance with…