Miller v. Astleford Equipment Co., Inc.

COYNE, Justice.

Prudential Property and Casualty Insurance Company appeals from an order denying its motion to intervene of right pursuant to Minn.R.Civ.P. 24.01 in this suit by plaintiffs Henry J. Miller, Jr. and Barbara Miller to recover damages for personal injuries from defendant Astleford Equipment Co. Inc. (Astleford). The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred by concluding that Prudential failed to satisfy the criteria of Minn.R.Civ.P. 24.01. We answer this question in the affirmative and, accordingly, reverse.

On January 16, 1981, Henry Miller went to Astleford, an…