Sims v. Sneed

Plaintiff filed a complaint against the defendant for personal injuries sustained in an automobile collision. Defendant was insured by Country Mutual Insurance Company. Plaintiff filed a motion for leave to add the insurance company as an additional party defendant alleging that the insurer had “so completely taken over the defense of the above action and has so extensively injected itself into this action, that a complete and fair determination of the controversy cannot be had without making said corporation a party defendant herein.” In support of the motion plaintiff presented…