Northwestern National Lloyds Insurance Co. v. Caldwell

OPINION

ROBERTSON, Justice.

Relator, Northwestern National LLoyds Insurance Company, seeks an order from this court requiring the Honorable Neil Caldwell, respondent, to vacate the denial of the motion for severance of two causes of action and plea in abatement. We conditionally grant the writ.

The underlying lawsuit arose from an automobile accident between Robert Sumbera and Mary Harper. Sumbera, an employee of Brasher Motors Company, was test-driving a customer’s vehicle at the time of the accident. Harper drove a vehicle allegedly owned by Anchorage Farm and partners Paul Harper, Mary…