John Deere Insurance v. Allstate Insurance

Plaintiff John Deere Insurance Company (John Deere) appeals from an order of the circuit court denying its motion for summary judgment and granting defendants Allstate Insurance Company’s (Allstate), John Thomas’ (Thomas) and Mark Gossett’s (Gossett) cross-motions for summary judgment in John Deere’s declaratory judgment action to determine whether it had an obligation to defend or indemnify Thomas, Allstate’s insured, in an underlying action filed by Gossett against Thomas, for injuries Gossett allegedly suffered as a result of being struck by an automobile driven by Thomas. On appeal, John…