Jeromy McCrackin v. Tynan Mullen, and Safeco Insurance Company of America

Summary

The Supreme Court of Missouri held that Safeco Insurance Company of America possessed a right to intervene as a matter of right under Rule 52.12(a)(2) for the limited purpose of seeking a stay of the wrongful‑death action pending resolution of its federal declaratory‑judgment suit. The Court vacated the circuit court’s judgment denying the motion to intervene and remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.