Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

LEWIS, Judge.

In this appeal, plaintiff seeks the opportunity to recover contribution from defendant for settlement payments made and defense costs incurred by plaintiff in regard to claims arising out of a traffic accident.

On 28 June 1986, James Elvin Browning, Jr. (“J.E. Browning”) was driving a 1978 Ford Bronco owned by Brett Robbins and was pulling a trailer owned by Robert Franklin Caylor. Brett Robbins, Angie Robbins, and Teenia Warner Browning (“T.W. Browning”) were passengers. J.E. Browning lost control of the Bronco; all occupants were injured. The Bronco was covered by a Nationwide…