Allied Mutual Insurance v. City of Lincoln

NATURE OF CASE

Allied Mutual Insurance Company (Allied), an insurer for the City of Lincoln, filed a declaratory judgment action to construe and determine the validity of insurance contracts written by Allied and Genesis Insurance Company (Genesis) as insurers for the city. The city filed a cross-petition in the action and sought declaratory judgment that the Allied policy and the public entity policy issued by Genesis extended coverage for the city’s liability. The claims against the city were based upon an automobile accident that occurred in March 1998, wherein Sarah Cockson was injured and…