City of Manchester v. General Reinsurance Corp.

This appeal by the City of Manchester challenges a decree of the Superior Court (Pappagianis, J.) disposing of a petition for declaratory judgment to determine insurance coverage. The court ruled that a policy issued by the defendant Covenant Insurance Group would not cover the city’s contractual obligation to indemnify a city employee against liability arising from a motor vehicle accident in the course of employment. We affirm.

On October 28, 1977, William C. Haley was acting within the scope of his duties as a city employee while driving a Manchester *807Highway Department truck. When the truck…