Legal Opinion
State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. Davis
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 15, 1993No. 1910714PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
United States District Judge Truman Hobbs has certified to this Court several questions pursuant to Rule 18, Ala.R.App.P. Those questions call for us to consider whether State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, under the terms of a homeowner's policy, was under a duty to defend its insureds in a civil action against its insureds alleging sexual abuse and molestation of minor children.
On September 21, 1990, four mothers, suing on behalf of their minor daughters, sued Jerry and Delores Davis in the Circuit Court for Chambers County, Alabama, alleging personal injury as the result of sexual abuse…
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