Estate of Courtney v. Dryden Mutual Insurance

OPINION OF THE COURT

Phillip R. Rumsey, J.

Plaintiff is the administrator of the estate of Randall Courtney. He commenced this action seeking a declaratory judgment that defendant is required to defend and indemnify him in an action that arises from an accident that claimed the lives of Randall Courtney and his wife, Margaret Courtney. The Courtneys died on September 18, 2011, when a farm tractor that they owned and were riding together — with Randall operating— flipped over in a wooded area on their property. On the date of the accident, the Courtneys had in place a homeowner’s insurance…