State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Paynter

OPINION

EUBANK, Presiding Judge.

In this appeal, State Farm seeks to overturn the trial court’s denial of its motion to intervene in an action brought against an individual insured by State Farm. Since we find no error in the trial court’s denial of State Farm’s motion, we affirm.

This action arose from an automobile accident which occurred on May 3, 1972. Wayne Jones was using his pickup truck to tow a forklift along U.S. Highway 60, just east of Mesa, Arizona. Ted Paynter collided with the rear of the forklift and sustained personal injuries. On January 31, 1974, Paynter filed a complaint…