Legal Opinion
State Farm Automobile Insurance Co. v. James
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided November 21, 1990No. 69A01-9003-CV-113PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
RATLIFFE, Chief Judge.
State Farm Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm), the garnishee-defendant, appeals the judgment and award of $390,000 to Lorena James (James). We reverse and remand.
FACTS
Evelyn Eveslage (Eveslage) owned a 1981 Ford Fairmont automobile in Fall 1985, while she was living in Butler, Kentucky with her son and daughter-in-law, Tony and Robin Burriss. Eveslage and Robin applied jointly for liability insurance on Eveslage's car. Ed Schadler, an agent of State Farm, accepted the application dated August 22, 1985, and a binder for coverage was effective…
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