Gotham Insurance Co. v. Matthew

Gotham Insurance Company (“Appellant”) appeals the denial of its motion to vacate an amended default final judgment. Although Appellant was not a party to the action below, Lake Buena Vista Vacation Resort, L.C. (“LBV”), brought a cross-claim against Appellant’s insured, Coastal Title Insurance, Co. (“Coastal”).1 Eighteen months after the trial court entered a default final judgment on LBV’s cros’s-claim, the trial court granted LBV’s motion to amend the default judgment, thereby creating a dispute concerning Appellant’s coverage. We conclude that Appellant had standing to move to vacate the…