State Farm Insurance Company v. Roberts

UDALL, Justice,

This is an appeal by the State Farm Insurance Company from an order of the Superior Court holding such company in civil and criminal contempt for failure to produce a statement of its insured, defendant below. Plaintiffs and defendant will be I referred to herein as they appeared in the lower courty, and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company will be designated as State Farm.

The issues before us arose out of an automobile accident in which the defendant allegedly ran into the rear- of plaintiffs’ vehicle. Four days later defendant’s written statement was taken by James…