Legal Opinion
Evanston Insurance Co. v. Housing Authority of Somerset
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 15, 2017No. 16-6691PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
In 2009, an old tree broke low on its trunk and fell on cousins Kaitlyn Griffin and Joshua Thacker. The tree killed Kait-lyn and severely injured Joshua. Kaitlyn was pregnant, and the doctors tried to save the baby, but he died an hour after being born. Their families filed—and won—a state court lawsuit for nearly $4 million against the Housing Authority of Somerset, which was found responsible for failing to maintain the area where the tree had been.
At stake is how much of this judgment will be paid by insurance. The Housing Authority belonged to a self-insurance…
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