Legal Opinion
Chatterton v. Walker
Utah Supreme Court
Decided March 7, 1997No. 950129, 950382PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Associate Chief Justice:
This interlocutory appeal is brought by intervenor State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, plaintiff John Chatterton’s insurer. Chatterton filed suit against defendant Joseph L. Walker after the two were involved in an automobile accident in which Walker rear-ended Chatterton. Walker carried no liability insurance at the time and failed to appear to defend the suit. Because Chatterton’s insurance policy by law includes uninsured motorist protection, State Farm, pursuant to Utah Rule of Civil Procedure 24, intervened to protect its own interests under…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Beck v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeUtah Supreme Court · 1985
- Keel v. MFA Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- Billings v. Union Bankers Insurance Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1996
- Heisner v. JonesNebraska Supreme Court · 1969
- Vernon Fire & Casualty Insurance v. Matney Ex Rel. MatneyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Twin City Fire Insurance Company v. Ben Arnold-Sunbelt Beverage Company Of South Carolina, LpCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2005
- Brown v. PatelSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. BrekkeSupreme Court of Colorado · 2005
- Supernova Media, Inc. v. Shannon's Rainbow, LLCUtah Supreme Court · 2013
- Christiansen v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeUtah Supreme Court · 2005
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