Indiana Insurance v. Murphy

Shaw, Judge.

{¶ 1} Intervenor-appellant, Natalia Baraby, appeals the May 20, 2005 decision of the Court of Common Pleas, Allen County, Ohio, denying her motion to intervene in a declaratory-judgment action between Indiana Insurance Company (“Indiana Insurance”) and their insureds, Michael and Ann Murphy. Although this appeal has been placed on the accelerated calendar, this court elects to issue a full opinion pursuant to Loc.R. 12(5).

{¶ 2} This appeal involves two cases that arose after fire destroyed the residential property that Baraby was leasing. Thomas and Ny’Kahla Terry were killed in…