State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Williams

KELLEY, Justice.

In this declaratory judgment action, appellant State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (State Farm) seeks to avoid its duties of defense and indemnity under a homeowner’s insurance policy issued to respondent Harry Keller. In a separate action brought by Tony Williams (the main action), Williams alleges that Keller assaulted and battered him and inflicted emotional distress by committing nonconsensual sexual acts upon him. 1 The trial court held that State Farm had duties to defend and indemnify respondent in the main action and further that State Farm had a duty to pay…