State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Ballmer

COVINGTON, Chief Justice.

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company brought a declaratory judgment action against Sylvia Ballmer and Wilbur Ballmer seeking a declaration of the rights and obligations of the parties under an automobile liability insurance policy. 1 The trial court held that the policy afforded no coverage, but that, pursuant to § 303.190, 2 State Farm was required to provide coverage of $25,000. The court also held that State Farm had neither a right to intervene nor a duty to defend Wilbur Ballmer in a pending wrongful death action. State Farm, Sylvia Ballmer, and Wilbur…