Legal Opinion
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Platt
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 29, 1998No. Civ.A. 97-5253PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
KATZ, District Judge.
Fachial Background
In this action, plaintiff State Farm seeks a declaration that it is not obligated to defend and/or indemnify Kathleen Watson in a pending state court lawsuit. In the complaint in the underlying state court action, Kenneth Sternberg alleges that on or about December 8, 1995, while he was visiting Kathleen Watson at a residence owned by defendant Robert Platt, she shot him with a firearm she owned. See PI. Mot. Ex. A. At the time of the shooting, defendant Platt had homeowner’s insurance with plaintiff State Farm. See PI. Mot. Ex. B.…
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