Hacker v. Shelter Insurance

The defendant, Shelter Insurance Company (Shelter Insurance), appeals from a summary judgment entered by the circuit court in favor of the plaintiff, Angelia Hacker. This appeal presents the issue of whether a landlord’s liability insurance company has a duty to defend a tenant in a suit brought by a third party seeking damages for injuries allegedly caused by the tenant’s negligence. We hold that, under the facts of this case, it does not. We reverse the circuit court’s summary judgment in favor of Hacker, and we remand to the circuit court with directions to enter a summary judgment in…