Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Company v. Brandon Debruce

10/16/2019 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE May 30, 2019 Session1 TENNESSEE FARMERS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. BRANDON DEBRUCE Appeal by Permission from the Court of Appeals Chancery Court for Bradley County No. 2015-CV-61 Jerri S. Bryant, Chancellor ___________________________________ No. E2017-02078-SC-R11-CV ___________________________________ We granted review to determine whether a trial court had authority in a declaratory judgment action to resolve coverage issues between an insurance company and its insured when a claimant, who had sued the insured but did not have a…