St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Pryseski

This declaratory judgment action concerns a liability insurer’s duty to provide its insured with a defense in a tort suit brought against the insured.

During the time period relevant to this case, the Sun Life Insurance Company of America was a named insured in a liability insurance policy issued by the petitioner, St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company. This policy, inter alia, afforded coverage for "all sums which the Insured shall become legally obligated to pay as damages because of. . . bodily injury ... to which this Insuring Agreement applies, caused by an occurrence . . . .” The…