Martin v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

RONNNIE L. WHITE, Judge.

This appeal arises from an action seeking a declaration that USF & G, the liability insurer for the City of Boonville, is obligated to compensate appellant, Donald Martin, for the injuries he suffered as a result of the negligent conduct of Melvin Cauthon, his supervisor at the city’s waste water treatment plant. The threshold question is whether Mr. Cauthon, the chief operator of the plant, is an “executive officer” within the meaning of USF & G’s policy. The trial court concluded that he was not. We find that the term “executive officer,” as it is used in this…