Boles v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

Plaintiff, Matthew Mark Boles, who seeks a declaratory judgment confirming his liability insurance coverage with the defendant, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, appeals from an adverse summary judgment. The issue is whether the defendant insurance company is obligated to defend plaintiff in a civil action arising from a barroom scuffle and to indemnify him against any resulting liability.

After reviewing the motion papers relating to the grant of summary judgment and the arguments of the parties on appeal, we conclude that the court of appeals correctly determined that an issue of fact…