Uhrich

Plaintiff Jean Marie Uhrich sued Paul Alan Lindseth on a number of legal theories. Lindseth tendered defense of the suit to his two insurance companies: American Home Assurance Company (American), which declined to provide a defense, and State Farm Fire & Casualty Company (State Farm, defendant herein), which provided a defense, but then withdrew under a reservation of rights.

Uhrich and Lindseth settled the underlying case, and Lindseth assigned his bad faith claims to Uhrich. After a monetary judgment was entered in the underlying suit, Uhrich sued the insurers seeking payment of policy limits toward the judgment, and bad faith damages for wrongful refusal of a defense for Lindseth. The trial court granted State Farm's summary judgment motion and Uhrich filed this appeal from the ensuing judgment. Uhrich obtained a judgment against American, which is now pending on appeal in a separate action. (Uhrich v. American Home Assurance Co. (C037332, app. pending).)

In this appeal, Uhrich contends State Farm had a duty to defend Lindseth because there was a possibility of coverage for some of her claims against him. We disagree and shall affirm the judgment.

State Farm…