Watson v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Co.

EDWARDS, Judge.

Ora D. Watson, individually and as tutrix of her minor child, Jo Ann, and her six major children sued Earl Creel and his insurer, State Farm Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, for the wrongful death of her husband, Doyle Watson, killed in a deer hunting accident by Earl’s twelve year old son, Shane. She settled with Farm Bureau Insurance Company, Shane’s mother’s insurer, for 85% of the policy limits in exchange for a restrictive release and eonven-ant not to sue Shane. State Farm declined a similar discounted settlement offer, denying any liability on the part of Shane or…