State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Southern Trust Insurance Company

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE August 23, 2012 Session STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL. v. SOUTHERN TRUST INSURANCE COMPANY Appeal from the Circuit Court for Davidson County No. 10C388 Hamilton V. Gayden, Jr., Judge No. M2011-02727-COA-R3-CV - Filed October 23, 2012 This is a dispute between insurance companies over coverage related to a car accident. We conclude that the trial court erred in finding that the driver’s auto policy covered damages resulting from the independent acts of negligence of the car owner. Tenn. R. App. P. 3 Appeal as of Right;…