Bowler v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins.

Opinion

Circuit Court for Prince George’s County Case No. C-16-CV-24-000961

IN THE SUPREME COURT

OF MARYLAND

Petition No. 309

September Term, 2024

KEVIN BOWLER

v.

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY

Fader, C.J., Watts, Booth, Biran, Gould, Eaves, Killough,

JJ.

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2025.12.19 13:06:03 Filed: December 19, 2025 -05'00'

Gregory Hilton, Clerk

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IN THE

KEVIN BOWLER

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SUPREME COURT

v. * OF MARYLAND

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Petition No. 309

STATE FARM MUTUAL September Term, 2024

AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE * COMPANY (Cir. Ct. No. C-16-CV-24-000961)

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ORDER

In consideration of the record in this case, the petition for writ of certiorari, the

answer to the petition, and in light of the Court’s recent decision in Bowens v. State Farm

Auto. Ins. Co., ___ Md. ___, No. 10, Sept. Term, 2025 (Nov. 24, 2025), it is this 19th day

of December 2025, by the Supreme Court of Maryland,

ORDERED that the petition for writ of certiorari is granted; and it is further

ORDERED that the judgment of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County is

vacated and the case is remanded to that court with instructions to vacate the judgment of

the District Court of Maryland entered on May 24, 2024 and to remand the case to the

District Court for further proceedings consistent with this Court’s opinion in Bowens.

/s/ Matthew J. Fader

Chief Justice