K.L. Pattison and Pattison, Stanger & Company v. Employers Reinsurance Corp.

BERTELSMAN, District Judge.

The proper resolution of this appeal from the grant of summary judgment for the insured in this action on an errors and omissions policy presents little difficulty once the facts are understood. We hold that the trial court, per Judge Duggan, correctly held that an obligation to defend the underlying action against the insureds existed under the ambiguous provisions of the policy.

FACTS

The facts are not in dispute and need not be stated at length. The plaintiff-appellee K.L. Pattison is an insurance broker. One Evans was a sub-agent of Pattison who had an independent…