State Auto Property and Casualty was hit with an insurance coverage lawsuit after it denied coverage for damages to a covered property, sustained after the homeowner passed away from COVID-19 and his nephew trespassed, moving into the property.
This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
The June 21 complaint, brought by the Smith Law Group on behalf of the estate of Dell Johnson, sought coverage for damages to the decedent's property caused by the decedent's nephew, who allegedly trespassed and moved into the property on the day that the decedent died from COVID-19.
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