Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

I. JURISDICTION

Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company petitioned this court for transfer from the court of appeals pursuant to Rule 19(a)(1), 17B A.R.S. Civil Appellate Procedure *288Rules, claiming that Universal Underwriters Ins. Co. v. Dairyland Mut. Ins. Co., 102 Ariz. 518, 433 P.2d 966 (1967), a decision of this court, should be overruled. We granted the petition due to confusion in this area of the law, and because an issue of statewide interest is presented.- We have jurisdiction under Ariz. Const, art. 6, § 5(3) and A.R.S. § 12-120.24.

II. ISSUE

We decide only one question on appeal: May an…