Montgomery v. Hawkeye Security Insurance

On October 18, 1969, plaintiff Larry Doyle Montgomery was involved in an incident which resulted in a civil action for assault and battery being filed against him in a district court. Larry, claiming coverage under a homeowner’s policy issued in the name of his parents, the other plaintiffs herein, requested the insurer, defendant Hawkeye Security Insurance Company, to defend. Hawkeye refused, claiming that Larry was not an "insured” within the policy coverage for "residents of his [the named insureds’] household” and that they were not liable to either defend or pay for "bodily injury or…