Gillen v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

Plaintiff-appellant Teresa Gillen, as special administrator of the estate of Scott Gillen, deceased (Teresa), brought a declaratory judgment action against defendant-appellee State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm). State Farm moved for judgment on the pleadings and the trial court granted this motion, thereby dismissing the cause in its favor with prejudice. Teresa appeals, contending that- the trial court should have denied State Farm’s motion; accordingly, she asks that we reverse the trial court’s decision below. For the following reasons, we reverse.

BACKGROUND

Teresa…