Kornitz v. Commonwealth Land Title Insurance

The order appealed from denied the motion of Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company to intervene in the action brought by Bruce Kornitz, Administrator of the Estate of Howard A. Kornitz, deceased, against Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company and Midland National Bank. The action is to recover the balance of the purchase price for the sale of all the stock of a title insurance company.

The primary issue is whether the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to allow intervention by Hartford.

Howard A. Kornitz and Harold N. Ewert were the owners of all of the stock of several title…