Civil Law: Arbitration-Motion to Intervene

Where an insurer challenged the denial of its motion to intervene in an action to confirm an arbitration award secured against its insured, the judgment is affirmed because the insurer did not have a statutory right to intervene and did not have a direct interest in the action to support intervention as a matter of right.

Judgment is affirmed.

Britt v. Otto (MLW No. 72977/Case No. WD81830 – 20 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Jackson County, Phillips, J. (Wm. Clayton Crawford, Kansas City, Missouri, for appellant) (Tim Dollar and Rick D. Holtsclaw, Kansas City, Missouri, for respondents).