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EAST ST. LOUIS — An insurance provider claims it has no duty to defend in a wrongful death suit involving a worker who was electrocuted at its policy holder's job site.
State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance Company filed a complaint April 22 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against Rodney Jackson, Shores Builders Inc., and Rodney Smith, as special administrator of the Estate of Matthew Smith, deceased, alleging no duty to defend.
According to State Auto's complaint, Jackson and Shores are named as defendants in a wrongful death claim where Matthew Smith's estate seeks damages from Jackson. The case, according to State Auto's suit, alleges Jackson was negligent when Matthew Smith was electrocuted at a job site while under the defendant's supervision.