Allstate Insurance Co. v. Neal

PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.

Deputy sheriff Patrick Neal was injured in a shooting with Frank Sheridan while trying to serve Sheridan with an arrest warrant at Sheridan’s residence. Sheridan was killed. Neal brought a tort action against Sheridan’s estate seeking damages for his injuries. Sheridan’s homeowner’s insurer, Allstate Insurance Company, brought this declaratory judgment action against Neal and the estate seeking a ruling that it was not obligated to provide the estate with coverage, indemnity or a defense for any claim arising out of the shooting. The trial court denied Allstate’s…