Burge v. Mid-Continent Casualty Co.

OPINION

FRANCHINI, Justice.

Appellee Dale Burge (“Burge”) was involved in a traffic collision with uninsured motorist Michael Sanchez (“Sanchez”). Burge brought a negligence action against Sanchez1 in district court in Taos (“Burge I ”). At approximately the same time, Burge filed a separate action against his insurance carrier, Appellant Mid-Continent Casualty Company (Mid-Continent) in district court in Albuquerque (“Burge II ”), alleging breach of contract and bad faith. While neither Burge nor Mid-Continent sought to consolidate the two suits, Mid-Continent did attempt to intervene in Burge…