Brayman v. Allstate Insurance Company

Cooper, Judge.

Allstate Insurance Company brought a declaratory judgment action against its insureds, Lawrence and Shirley Brayman, to determine its obligations to the Braymans with respect to a lawsuit brought against them for slander. The trial court granted Allstate’s motion for summary judgment and the Braymans appeal.

Allstate issued a homeowners insurance policy to the Braymans which provides in pertinent part as follows: “Allstate will pay damages which an insured person becomes legally obligated to pay because of bodily injury or property damage arising from an accident and covered by…