Allstate Insurance Co. v. Teel

OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

An insurance policy defined “insured person” as someone legally entitled to recover damages for injury to the occupant of an insured vehicle. The parties dispute whether this provision covers an individual, Monica Foster Teel, who seeks to recover for her own emotional distress resulting from the death of her son, Cory Foster, an occupant of the insured vehicle. The superior court ruled that Teel was an insured person under the provision. Because we conclude that the policy language does not clearly exclude Teel from coverage, we affirm the decision of…