Parker v. Hartford Fire Insurance

George R. Parker and Rachel H. Parker, the appellants, instituted this action against Hartford Fire Insurance Co. (Hartford), the insurer of the Parkers, alleging that Hartford had breached the terms of its insurance contract by failing to defend the Parkers in two suits instituted by Loyd Turpin. The trial court ruled that the insurance contract did not obligate Hartford to defend the Parkers, and this appeal followed.

The insurance contract issued to the Parkers obligated Hartford to “defend any suit against the Insured alleging such bodily injury or property damage and seeking damages which…