State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Colley

TAYLOR, Justice.

An insurer claiming an interest in a wrongful death cause of action appeals the district court’s denial of a motion to intervene. The insurer maintains that a judgment by default entered as a discovery sanction against an allegedly culpably negligent party prejudiced the insurer’s ability to protect its interest. The district court ruled that the insurer’s motion was not timely.

We affirm.

I.ISSUES

Appellant, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, identifies the following issues:

I. Whether Appellant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company had a right to intervene…