National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. Pennzoil Co.

OPINION

DORSEY, Justice.

In this worker’s compensation insurance case, appellant complains of the trial court’s granting of motions both to strike its plea in intervention and to sever its claim. By four points of error, appellant maintains that the trial court improperly granted the motions on evidentiary and procedural grounds. We affirm.

Appellant National Union is an insurance carrier for Four Flags Drilling Company. The underlying suit arises from on-the-job injuries sustained by David Pfeifer, plaintiff, while working for Four Flags in 1985. Four Flags had been hired to drill a well for…