Court reviews whether an auto insurance policy covers damages resulting from a car owner's independent acts of negligence in a case involving a car accident

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL. v. SOUTHERN TRUST INSURANCE COMPANY (Tenn. Ct. App. October 24, 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.

Opinion available at:
https://www.tba.org/sites/default/files/statefarm_102412.pdf