Rawlins Ex Rel. Rawlins v. Stanley

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Foth, C.:

The basic issue presented in this appeal is whether an insurance carrier which has issued a policy containing an uninsured motorist clause may, by timely motion, intervene as of right as a party defendant in an action brought by its insured against an uninsured motorist. There are other issues the parties seek to have determined, but for reasons to be discussed we do not deem them ripe for decision on this record.

The details of the automobile collision out of which this action arose are not important to the decision in this case. Suffice it to…