California Court of Appeal, 5th District November 29, 2018, C080023 (Meleski v. Estate)

Blease, Acting P.J.

*554*620This case involves a procedure by which an insurance company, as the entity controlling the litigation and incurring the risk of loss, is a de facto party under Probate Code sections 550 through 555 in "an action to establish [a] decedent's liability for which the decedent was protected by insurance" ( Prob.