Rice v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co.

This case involves a coverage question under a homeowner's insurance policy. The specific question is whether a homeowner's policy issued to Herbert Humphries and his wife Louise Humphries covers their son Carl, who lives in a mobile home situated 100 feet from his parents' house.

Clarence Rice and Lois Rice sued Carl Humphries in April 1987. They later amended their complaint to add Carl's parents as defendants. In the amended complaint the Rices alleged that in October 1986, while Clarence Rice was delivering gas to Carl Humphries's mobile home, he was attacked and injured by a pit bull dog…