Northland Casualty Co. v. Meeks

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

The estate and heirs of Floyd Meeks (collectively “Meeks”) and Rocky Harrell appeal the district court’s1 grant of summary judgment to Northland Casualty Company (“Northland”). The district court held that Harrell’s commercial insurance policy with Northland that provided business auto coverage (“the Policy”) did not cover claims arising from the fatal injuries suffered by Floyd Meeks (“Floyd”) because it determined that Floyd was Harrell’s employee. On appeal, Meeks and Harrell argue that the Policy covered their claims because Floyd was either an independent…