State Farm Insurance has filed a motion to intervene in the wrongful death lawsuit against convicted murderer Brooks Houck.
Houck was convicted of murdering Crystal Rogers in July and is now serving a life sentence. He is being sued by Rogers’ mother Sherry Ballard.
Ballard filed the lawsuit with Rogers’ children in December 2023 following her appointment as the administrator of Rogers’ estate after Houck had been charged with murder three months prior.
That motion stated Houck “intentionally and wrongly” caused Rogers’ death. Ballard claims she is entitled to recover damages from Houck including:
Reasonable and necessary funeral, monument and administrative expenses
Physical pain and mental suffering experienced by the decedent before her death
Lost earnings incurred by the decedent
Loss of decedent’s enjoyment of life
Loss of decedent’s power and ability to earn money
Houck uses State Farm for rental insurance and the company stated in their motion filed on Thursday that their policy does not apply to any damages the lawsuit could award.
Their attorneys responded writing, “State Farm’s policies do not provide coverage for Plaintiffs’ claims against Defendant Brooks Houck. State Farm seeks to intervene for the purpose of participating in discovery and filing a dispositive motion on State Farm’s coverage obligation,” lawyers for State Farm wrote in their motion.”
The motion is set to go before a judge on January 7 in Nelson Circuit Court.
Source: WHAS11
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