Universal Underwriters Insurance v. Superior Court

McCOY, J. pro tem. *

This proceeding arises out of an action entitled Pacific Indemnity Group y. Universal Underwriters Insurance Company, et al., for declaratory relief and money damages now pending in the respondent court. The question before us is whether that court abused its discretion in striking from the separate pretrial statement of Universal a certain issue tendered by Universal and its contention relating thereto, before adopting that statement and incorporating it in the pretrial conference order.

The joint pretrial statement shows that the following facts are admitted. Sometime…