Prudential Insurance v. Romanelli

PRESIDING JUSTICE MANNING

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff-appellant, Prudential Insurance Company (Prudential), appeals from the trial court’s order granting defendants’ motion for a directed verdict entered after presentation of Prudential’s case in chief. Prudential, as the subrogee of its insured, Agnes Nierman (Nierman), sought contribution from nonsettling defendants Edward Romanelli (Romanelli) and Abel Solorio (Solorio) in an underlying automobile accident negligence case.

On appeal Prudential contends that the trial court erred by requiring it to pursue the action in its…