Continental Insurance v. Smith

Jordan, Judge.

The petition in this case is an ordinary action based on negligence against an alleged tortfeasor for damages arising out of a collision between two vehicles, and the only clues that the plaintiff, in the event of success, may rely on the judgment as a basis to collect for uninsured motorist coverage lie in the fact that the insurance company in its pleading acknowledges service of process, and sets forth other facts indicating potential liability. Examining the so-called special appearance and intervention of the insurance company in the light of the relief sought by the…