Johnson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

OPINION

Melissa Goodwin, Justice

This appeal arises from a suit brought by Jerry C. Johnson seeking declarations construing the terms of two insurance policies following an automobile accident in which Jerry’s son, Jacob, a minor at the time, was injured while Jerry was driving.1 See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §§ 37.001-011. Jerry sued State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, which had issued Jerry an auto policy, and State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, which had issued Jerry an umbrella policy (jointly State Farm). Jerry also named Jacob as a defendant, as a party with a claim or…