Bowens v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins.

George Bowens v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, No. 10, September Term, 2025, Opinion by Killough, J. INSURANCE LAW-SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION-UNDERINSURED MOTORIST CLAIM The Supreme Court of Maryland held that the District Court of Maryland had jurisdiction to hear Petitioner’s claim. Under § 4-401(1) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, the debt or damages claimed is to be determined by the amount demanded in the pleadings. When an action is based in contract and the debt claimed is $30,000 or less, the District Court has…