Viani v. Aetna Insurance Company

McFADDEN, Justice.

This case arises from a gunshot wound suffered by plaintiff-respondent Lawrence G. Viani due to the negligence of Andrew Bowles, the owner of the pistol. In an earlier, separate action Viani recovered a $14,622 judgment on a jury verdict returned against Bowles. That judgment has become final. Vaini thereafter brought this action against defendants-appellants Aetna Insurance Company (hereinafter “Aetna”), Allstate Insurance Company (hereinafter “Allstate”), and American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania (hereinafter “American Casualty”), alleging that each was the…