FOR PUBLICATION
ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEES:
LAURA S. REED MICHAEL J. STAPLETON
Riley Bennett & Egloff CHERYL M. KNODLE
Indianapolis, Indiana Ball Eggleston Bumbleburg McBride
Walkey & Stapleton
Lafayette, Indiana
CARL J. SANDY
Lafayette, Indiana
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA
ILLINOIS FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY, )
)
Appellant-Plaintiff, )
)
vs. ) No. 79A05-0307-CV-349
)
GERRY WIEGAND, LINDA WIEGAND, )
TIMOTHY SLAUGHTERBECK and )
SUSAN SLAUGHTERBECK, Individually and as )
Next Friends of Emily Slaughterbeck, )
)
Appellees-Defendants. )
APPEAL FROM THE TIPPECANOE SUPERIOR COURT
The Honorable Thomas H. Busch, Judge
Cause No. 79D02-0108-CP-166
May 17, 2004
OPINION - FOR PUBLICATION
SHARPNACK, Judge
Entrusting a dangerous instrumentality, e.g., an ATV, to an inexperienced child;
Failing to properly instruct Emily in the operation of the ATV;
Fail[ing] to supervise Emily in the operation of the ATV;
Fail[ing] to warn Emily of the dangers associated with the operation of the
ATV;
Permitting and encouraging Emily to operate the ATV without any protective clothing or
head gear;
Failing to inform and obtain the prior approval of Emilys parents prior to
Emily operating the ATV.
Appellants Appendix at 37.
The Wiegands have a homeowners insurance policy through Insurer (the Policy). Insurer
filed a complaint for declaratory judgment, alleging that there was no coverage under
the Policy for the Slaughterbecks claim for damages stemming from Emilys ATV accident.
On April 2, 2002, Insurer filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing
that there was no genuine issue of material fact that the Policy excludes
coverage for Emilys injuries because: (1) the ATV is a motor vehicle as
defined by the Policy; and (2) Emilys injuries arose out of the ownership,
use, and entrustment of the ATV. The Defendants filed a cross-motion for
summary judgment, arguing that the Policy did cover Emilys injuries because: (1) the
Slaughterbecks negligent supervision claim is not excluded by the Policys motor vehicle exclusion;
and (2) the ATV is not a motor vehicle.
The Policy provides that: We do not cover: . . . Motor vehicles,
including their parts or accessories while in or on any motor vehicle.
Id. at 59 (emphasis in original). The Policy also provides that:
We do not cover bodily injury, property damage or personal injury which:
8. results from the entrustment of . . . motor vehicles . . .
. Entrustment means the permission you give to any person other than you
to use any . . . motor vehicles . . . owned or
controlled by you.
Id. at 64-65 (emphasis in original). Paragraph eleven of the Policy defines
motor vehicle as follows:
a motorized land vehicle, including a trailer, semi-trailer or motorized bicycle, designed for
travel on public roads.
Any vehicle while being towed or carried on a vehicle described in 11a.
Any other motorized land vehicle designed for recreational use off public roads.
None of the following is a motor vehicle.
a motorized golf cart while on the golf course and used for golfing
purposes.
A motorized land vehicle, not subject to motor vehicle registration, used only on
an insured location.
Any watercraft or camp, home or utility trailer not being towed or carried
on a vehicle described 11a.
Id. at 58 (emphasis in original).
After a hearing, the trial court issued an order granting part of Insurers
motion for summary judgment, which provided as follows:
The Court finds that there is a genuine issue of material fact as
to whether the ATV is a motor vehicle and therefore denies summary judgment,
without prejudice to renewal of the motion upon designation of additional evidence.
. . . No evidence was designated to the Court as to the
purpose for which the ATV in question was designed.
Id. at 12-15. On October 22, 2002, Insurer filed a motion for
partial summary judgment, alleging that the ATV is a motor vehicle pursuant to
the Policy. In support of its argument, Insurer designated the affidavit of
Seth Bayer, a licensed professional engineer, wherein Bayer concluded that:
Id. at 4.
Insurer then filed this appeal, arguing that the trial court erred by finding
that the Slaughterbecks negligent supervision claim is covered under the Policy. The
Defendants cross-appealed, arguing that the trial court erred by finding that the ATV
is a motor vehicle under the Policy.
On appeal, the standard of review of a grant or denial of a
motion for summary judgment is the same as that used in the trial
court: summary judgment is appropriate only where the designated evidence shows that there
is no genuine issue of material fact and the moving party is entitled
to a judgment as a matter of law. Corr v. Am. Family
Ins., 767 N.E.2d 535, 537-538 (Ind. 2002). The moving party must designate
sufficient evidence to eliminate any genuine factual issues, and once the moving party
has done so, the burden shifts to the nonmoving party to come forth
with contrary evidence. Shambaugh & Son, Inc. v. Carlisle, 763 N.E.2d 459,
460-461 (Ind. 2002). The court must accept as true those facts alleged
by the nonmoving party, construe the evidence in favor of the nonmoving party,
and resolve all doubts against the moving party. Id. The fact
that the parties have made cross-motions for summary judgment does not alter our
standard of review. Metal Working Lubricants Co. v. Indianapolis Water Co., 746
N.E.2d 352, 355 (Ind. Ct. App. 2001).
The issues raised by Insurer and the Defendants require us to analyze the
language of the Policy. The construction of an insurance contract is a
question of law for which summary judgment is particularly appropriate. State Farm
Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Gonterman, 637 N.E.2d 811, 813 (Ind. Ct.
App. 1994). When the policy language of an insurance contract is clear
and unambiguous, we will give the language its plain and ordinary meaning.
Eli Lilly & Co. v. Home Ins. Co., 482 N.E.2d 467, 470 (Ind.
1985), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1060, 107 S. Ct. 940 (1998). An
insurance policy is ambiguous if reasonable persons may honestly differ as to the
meaning of the policy language. Id. We interpret policy terms from
the perspective of an ordinary policyholder of average intelligence. Asbury v. Ind.
Union Mut. Ins. Co., 441 N.E.2d 232, 237 (Ind. Ct. App. 1982).
Where there is ambiguity, an insurance policy must be strictly construed against the
insurer. Am. States Ins. Co. v. Kiger, 662 N.E.2d 945, 947 (Ind.
1996), rehg denied. This is particularly true where a policy excludes
coverage. Id.
An insurers duty to defend its insureds is broader than its coverage liability
or duty to indemnify. Trisler v. Ind. Ins. Co., 575 N.E.2d 1021,
1023 (Ind. Ct. App. 1991). However, we determine the insurers duty
to defend from the allegations contained within the complaint and from those facts
known or ascertainable by the insurer after reasonable investigation. Id. If
the pleadings reveal that a claim is clearly excluded under the policy, then
no defense is required. Id.
In order to resolve this matter, we must examine two issues: (I.) whether
the trial court erred by finding that the ATV is a motor vehicle
under the Policy; and (II.) whether the trial court erred by finding that
the Slaughterbecks negligent supervision claim is covered under the Policy. We will
address each issue separately.
Id. at 750-751. Our supreme court added, that in order to
raise a genuine issue of material fact, an experts opinion must do more
than assert bald conclusions or supply a bottom line. Id. at 751.
Here, Bayers affidavit indicates that Bayer is a licensed professional engineer who was
familiar with the design of ATVs. Bayer concluded that [t]he 1997 Kawasaki
KVF400A falls into the category of vehicles referenced as all-terrain vehicles or off-road
vehicles as the police report indicates, and [t]he 1997 Kawasaki KVF400A is typical
of the ATV category of vehicle and was designed for off road purposes,
including recreational use off public roads. Appellants Appendix at 184-185. The
affidavit also includes the reasoning and methodologies upon which Bayer ultimately formed his
opinions. For example, the affidavit states that Bayer based his opinions on:
(1) his education, training, and experience; (2) his familiarity with the design intent
of ATVs; (3) his review of the accident report; (4) his review of
Kawasaki product information; (5) his review of the September 13, 2000 Consumer Product
Safety Commission News; and (6) his review of an ATV Connection magazine article
entitled Kawasaki 400 Extended Test. Further, Bayers curriculum vitae outlines his sixteen-year
career as a consulting and mechanical engineer, and indicates that his current area
of expertise is in ski area, skiing, snowboarding, motorcycle, motor vehicle and snowmobile
accident reconstruction. Id. at 191.
Based upon our review of Bayers affidavit, we conclude that the affidavit satisfies
the requirements outlined by our supreme court in Doe, 718 N.E.2d at 750-751.
Specifically, Bayer included admissible facts upon which his opinion was based.
He also provided the reasoning upon which he ultimately formulated his conclusions.
Moreover, the trial court was provided with enough information to proceed with a
reasonable amount of confidence that the principles used to form the opinion [were]
reliable. Id. at 750-751. Accordingly, the trial court did not err
by considering Bayers affidavit.
Id. at 9-10.
The Defendants argue that the trial court erred by finding that the ATV
is a motor vehicle as defined under the Policy. The Defendants argue
that the ATV was not designed for recreational use, and insist that according
to the plain reading of the Policy, the ATV is not a motor
vehicle. Insurer suggests that the trial court correctly found that the ATV
is a motor vehicle as defined by the policy, and because this issue
is a matter of first impression in Indiana, Insurer suggests that Farm Family
Mut. Ins. Co. v. Whelpley, 767 N.E.2d 1101 (Mass. App. Ct. 2002) and
DeWitt v. Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 672 N.E.2d 1104 (Ohio Ct. App.
1996) are instructive.
The Policy language that defines motor vehicle is clear and unambiguous, and, therefore,
we will give the language its plain and ordinary meaning. Paragraph 11c
of the Policy defines a motor vehicle as a motorized land vehicle designed
for recreational use off public roads. Appellants Appendix at 58. Bayers
affidavit provides that [t]he 1997 Kawasaki DVF400A falls into the category of vehicles
referenced as all-terrain vehicles or off-road vehicles as the police report indicates, and
[t]he 1997 Kawasaki KVF400A is typical of the ATV category of vehicle and
was designed for off road purposes, including recreational use off public roads.
Id. at 184-185. Therefore, based upon the plain and ordinary meaning of
the Policy, the ATV is a motor vehicle as defined by the Policy.
Id. at 58.
Furthermore, because this is a matter of first impression in Indiana, we agree
with Insurer that Farm Family Mut. Ins. Co. v. Whelpley, 767 N.E.2d 1101
(Mass. App. Ct. 2002) and DeWitt v. Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 672
N.E.2d 1104 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996) are instructive. Whelpley and DeWitt both
involved ATV accidents and declaratory judgment actions addressing whether an ATV was a
motor vehicle under the policy. In Whelpley, the policy defined a recreational
motor vehicle as any motorized vehicle designed for recreation, principally used off public
roads, and whether licensed for road use or not. Id. The
Massachusetts Court of Appeals held that the ATV was a motor vehicle under
the policy, noting:
In common usage, an ATV is defined as [a] small, open motor vehicle
having one seat and three or more wheels fitted with large tires. It
is designed chiefly for recreational use over roadless, rugged terrain. American Heritage Dictionary
of the English Language 50 (3d ed. 1992). Aside from the fact that
the ATV was being used for recreational purposes at the time of the
accident and regardless of the use to which the defendant put his ATV,
the ATV comports with the policys definition of a recreational motor vehicle as
a motorized vehicle designed for recreational use, principally off public roads.
Id. Likewise, in DeWitt, t
he policy defined motor vehicle as:
[A] motorized land vehicle . . . designed for recreational use off public
roads, while off an insured location.
Id. at 1106.
The trial court held that language in the exclusions
clause is clear and unambiguous and that an ATV falls within the policy
definition of motor vehicle.
Id. at 1107. The appeals court affirmed,
holding that
an ATV is a motorized vehicle designed for recreational use off
public roads. Id.
Similar to the policies in
DeWitt and Whelpley,
the Policy, here defines a motor vehicle, in part, as a motorized land
vehicle designed for recreational use off public roads. Appellants Appendix at 58.
Likewise, here, like the ATVs in Whelpley and DeWitt, the ATV involved
in this matter is also a motor vehicle.
Finally, the Defendants argue that even assuming the ATV is a motor vehicle
because it is a motorized land vehicle designed for recreational use off public
roads, the Policy also provides that [a] motorized land vehicle, not subject to
motor vehicle registration, used only on an insured location, is not a motor
vehicle . However, the Defendants argue that the ATV was intended to be
used only on the insured location, even though it had been driven off
the Wiegands property at least one time. We disagree. Because at
the time of the accident that is the subject of this litigation the
ATV was being driven off of the insured location, it is undisputed that
the ATV was not used only on the insured location. The designated
evidence also indicates that the ATV was not driven only on the Wiegands
property. Therefore, we agree with the trial court that the ATV at
issue is a motor vehicle because it is designed for recreational use off
public roads (as well as for other purposes), and that it was not
used only on an insured location. Id. at 10. Accordingly, the
trial court did not err by granting Insurers motion for partial summary judgment
on this issue.
8. results from the entrustment of . . . motor vehicles . . .
. Entrustment means the permission you give to any person other than you
to use any . . . motor vehicles . . . owned or
controlled by you.
Appellants Appendix at 64-65 (emphasis in original). The trial court first addressed
the negligent supervision issue in its June 7, 2002 order, which provided, in
part, that:
The Court finds that there is a genuine issue of material fact concerning
whether the negligent supervision claim is covered by the [Policy] and therefore denies
the [Insurers] motion for summary judgment on that issue. Under Johnson v.
Pettigrew, 595 N.E.2d 747, 753 (Ind. Ct. App. 1992), [trans. denied] the negligent
failure to supervise minor children is a separate cause of action from premises
liability. In that case, the minor child threw gasoline on a fire
on the landowners property. The parents of the child sued the landowner
for both premises liability and failure to supervise. The Court held that
the minor child was aware of the danger and therefore that the premise
liability claim had to fail. However, the Court held that the landowner
had undertaken a duty to supervise the minor child and therefore denied summary
judgment on that ground.
Wright v. American States Insurance Co., 765 N.E.2d 690 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002)
is only marginally applicable. That case holds that the negligent entrustment of
an automobile to an incompetent driver falls under the auto-use exclusion of the
policy at issue in that case. It cannot be read to hold
that if the daycare center which owned the van in that case had
allowed the daycare centers minor clients to drive the van that the clients
subsequent injuries would not be covered. Instead, under Wright, the crucial issue
is the efficient and predominating cause of the injuries. See 765 N.E.2d
at 697.
On this record there is a genuine issue of material fact as to
whether the efficient and predominating cause of Emilys injury was the negligent supervision
of Emily by the Wiegands or the negligent use of the ATV by
Emily. Supporting this finding is United States Fidelity and Guarantee v. State
Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., [107 Ill. App. 3d 190, 63 Ill. Dec.
14], 437 N.E.2d 663 (1982), where the Illinois Court of Appeals held that
negligent failure to supervise children who fell from an automobile was within the
coverage of an insurance policy despite the automobile exclusion. That case was
discussed in State Farm Fire and Causality Co. v. Mann, [172 Ill. App.
3d 86, 122 Ill. Dec. 130, 526 N.E.2d 389] (1988) which pointed out
that the complaint in United States Fidelity alleged negligent acts of the daycare
center which are separate and apart from the alleged negligence involving the centers
vehicle. [172 Ill. App. 3d at 92].
Id. at 14-15. Insurer and the Defendants requested that the trial court
clarify this issue in its May 23, 2003 order, which the trial court
did. The May 23, 2003 order provided, in relevant part, that:
By way of clarification, given the designated evidence, there is coverage under the
policy for the claim of negligent supervision. As the Court held in
its previous summary judgment decision, negligent supervision is a separate tort in the
State of Indiana as to which a person may be liable to a
minor in his care, even if he would not be liable under theories
of premises liability. To the extent that Emily Slaughterbecks injury resulted from
the Wiegands negligent failure to supervise her, there is coverage.
Id. at 4.
On appeal, Insurer argues that the trial court erred by finding that the
Slaughterbecks negligent supervision claim is not excluded by the Policy. Specifically, Insurer
argues that, because each of the Slaughterbecks claims allege acts of negligence arising
out of the operation of the ATV, all of the Slaughterbeckss claims, including
their negligent supervision claim, are excluded by the Policy. In particular, Insurer
argues that without the ownership, use and entrustment of the ATV, there would
be no lawsuit because there would be no injury. Appellants Brief at
12.
In Wright v. Am. States Ins. Co., 765 N.E.2d 690, 695, we addressed
the issue of whether an auto use exclusion barred coverage for a claim
of negligent supervision. There, a child died and another was injured as
a result of injuries they sustained while riding as passengers in a van
driven by a day care center employee. The childrens parents brought an
action against the day care, alleging, among other things, that the day care
was negligent by failing to investigate its employees driving record and by employing
an incompetent driver with a suspended license. Id. at 695. The
day care centers insurer then brought a declaratory judgment action to determine whether
it owed a duty to defend and provide coverage. Id. The
policy excluded:
Bodily injury or property damage arising out of the ownership, maintenance, use or
entrustment to others of any aircraft, auto or watercraft owned or operated by
or rented or loaned to any insured. Use includes operation and loading
or unloading.
Id. at 693-694. The insurer filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing
that it did not have a duty to indemnify or defend the day
care center because the childrens injuries arose from the ownership, maintenance, use or
entrustment of the day care centers van. The trial court granted the
insurers motion, and on appeal, we held that:
In the case at bar, we agree with the trial court that the
efficient and predominating cause of the injuries was [the employees] use of the
van. Without the use of the van, there would be no lawsuit.
[The plaintiffs] are not alleging that [the day cares] failure to investigate
[the employees] driving record, or its employment of an incompetent driver with a
suspended license was a separate or independent proximate cause of the harm.
The immediate and efficient cause of [the childrens] injuries and the [plaintiffs] claims
arising from those injuries is [the employees] use of the automobile.
Wright, 765 N.E.2d at 692, 697.
Here, as previously mentioned, the trial court attempted to distinguish Wright, noting,
Wright v. American States Insurance Co., 765 N.E.2d 690 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002)
is only marginally applicable. That case holds that the negligent entrustment of
an automobile to an incompetent driver falls under the auto-use exclusion of the
policy at issue in that case. It cannot be read to hold
that if the daycare center which owned the van in that case had
allowed the daycare centers minor clients to drive the van that the clients
subsequent injuries would not be covered. Instead, under Wright, the crucial issue
is the efficient and predominating cause of the injuries.
Appellants Appendix at 14-15. The trial court, relying upon Wright, found that
negligent entrustment of a vehicle to an incompetent driver would fall under the
auto exclusion provision of an insurance policy, while negligent entrustment of a vehicle
to an incompetent driver who is also a minor client would not fall
under the auto exclusion provision of an insurance policy. Wright does not
create this distinction because, in both scenarios, injuries result from the use or
operation of a motor vehicle. The Slaughterbecks complaint alleges that the Wiegands
[failed] to supervise Emily in the operation of the ATV. Id. at
37. Wright is applicable to this matter, because, like the plaintiffs in
Wright, the Slaughterbecks negligent supervision claim is excluded by the Policy because the
immediate and efficient cause of [Emilys] injuries and [the Slaughterbecks] claims arising from
those injuries is [Emilys] use of the [ATV], and without the use of
the ATV, there would be no claim for negligent supervision. Id. at
697. Therefore, Wright is not distinguishable, and the trial court erred by
finding that the Slaughterbecks negligent supervision claim is covered under the Policy.
Several other jurisdictions have also considered the issue of whether the claim of
negligent supervision of the use of a motor vehicle is excluded by a
motor vehicle exclusion within a homeowners policy. For example, in Taylor v.
Am. Fire & Cas., 925 P.2d 1279, 1282 (Utah Ct. App. 1996), cert.
denied, 936 P.2d 407 (1997), the Utah Court of Appeals noted, [s]
ome jurisdictions
have concluded that coverage exists for negligent supervision even though a motor vehicle
was the underlying cause of the injuries and the policies contained exclusions similar
to those in this case. The appeals court added that [t]he rationale
in this line of cases is that a claim of negligent supervision is
separate and distinct from the operation, use, ownership, et cetera of the motor
vehicle and, therefore, the motor vehicle exclusion does not preclude coverage. Id;
see also Grinnell Mut. Reinsurance Co. v. Employers Mut. Cas. Co., 494 N.W.2d
690, 694 (Iowa 1993); Smith v. USSA Cas. Ins. Co., 532 So.2d 1171,
1174 (La. Ct. App. 1988). However, the Utah appeals court also recognized
that:
[a] majority of jurisdictions have adopted the contrary position. These cases reason that
where the negligent supervision is so inextricably intertwined with the motor vehicle, there
is no independent nonauto-related act which would take the claim outside the scope
of the motor vehicle exclusionary clause.
Thus, negligent supervision claims are excluded from
coverage where the acts complained of could not have resulted in injury but
for the use of the automobile.
Taylor, 925 P.2d at 1282-1283; see also Phillips v. Estate of Greenfield, 859
P.2d 1101, 1106 (Okla. 1993); Daus v. Marble, 636 A.2d 1091, 1096 (N.J.
Super. Ct. App. Div. 1994).
As in
Wright, we find the majority line of reasoning to be more
persuasive, and hold that a negligent supervision claim, like the one here, is
excluded from coverage where the injury would not have resulted but for the
use of the motor vehicle. Therefore, based upon our review of the
record and the applicable case law, we conclude that the trial court erred
by granting the Defendants cross-motion for summary judgment and by finding that the
Slaughterbecks negligent supervision claim is covered under the Policy. See, e.g., Wright,
765 N.E.2d at 697 (holding that the plaintiffs negligent supervision claim was excluded
by the policy because the cause of the childrens injuries arose from the
use of the automobile). Accordingly, the trial court erred by granting the
Defendants cross-motion for summary judgment on this issue.
We also note that the trial court, in granting the Defendants cross-motion on
this issue, relied upon two Illinois Court of Appeals cases: USF & G
v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 437 N.E.2d 663 (Ill. Ct. App.
1982), and State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Mann, 526 N.E.2d 389
(Ill. Ct. App. 1988). Insurer argues that the trial court erred by
relying upon these cases, which are inconsistent with our line of reasoning in
Wright. We agree.
In USF & G, the Illinois Court of Appeals addressed whether a claim
of negligent supervision was excluded by the motor vehicle exclusion of an insurance
policy.
Id. The appeals court held that the plaintiffs negligent supervision
claim was not excluded by the policy because it was separate and distinct
from the allegations relating to the negligent operation of the motor vehicle.
In 1992, the Seventh Circuit, applying Illinois law, discussed the limited applicability of
USF & G, holding that:
USF & G must be read together with Allstate Insurance Co. v. Pruitt
ex rel. Pruitt, [532 N.E.2d 401 (Ill. App. Ct. 1988)], which limits the
applicability of the USF & G principle to cases in which the two
causes of injury are wholly independent of one another.
Transamerica Ins. Co. v. South, 975 F.2d 321, 330 (7th Cir. 1992).
Furthermore, in Mann, the Illinois Court of Appeals also
recognized the limited holding
of
USF & G. Here, the trial court cited Mann in its
June 7, 2002 order, noting that Mann pointed out that the complaint in
[USF & G] alleged negligent acts of the daycare center which were separate
and apart from the alleged negligence involving the centers vehicle. Appellants Appendix
at 15. Mann also addressed the issue of whether the motor vehicle
exclusion of an insurance policy excluded a claim of negligent supervision. Mann
distinguished USF & G, noting that
USF & G limited its holding to
cases where the actionable event could be proved independent of the excluded motor
vehicle. Id. at 393. The appeals court added that in the
instant matter the plaintiff had not made an allegation of negligent supervision that
could be proved independent of the excluded motor vehicle. Id. Likewise,
here, the Slaughterbecks have not alleged a claim of negligent supervision that is
independent of Emilys operation of the ATV. Mann is not supportive of
the trial courts June 7, 2002 order, and the trial court erred by
relying upon both USF & G and Mann.
See footnote
In summary, we hold that the trial court did not err by granting
Insurers motion for partial summary judgment and finding that the ATV is a
motor vehicle as defined in the Policy. We also hold that the
trial court erred by granting the Defendants cross-motion for summary judgment and finding
that the Policy did not exclude the Slaughterbecks negligent supervision claim.
For the foregoing reasons, we affirm the judgment of the trial court finding
that the ATV is a motor vehicle under the Policy, and we reverse
the judgment of the trial court finding that the Slaughterbecks negligent supervision claim
is covered under the Policy.
Affirmed in part and reversed in part.
MATHIAS, J. and VAIDIK, J. concur
(b) Expert scientific testimony is admissible only if the court is satisfied that
the scientific principles upon which the expert testimony rests are reliable.