Gibraltar Mutual Insurance Co. v. Hoosier Insurance Co.

SULLIVAN, Judge.

OPINION UPON REHEARING

In its Petition for Rehearing, Gibraltar Mutual Insurance Company ("Gibraltar") seeks reconsideration of our decision affirming the trial court's entry of summary judgment in favor of Hoosier Insurance Company ("Hoosier") and John V. Louder-milk ("Loudermilk"). In our opinion of December 11, 1985, Gibraltar Mutual Insurance Co. v. Hoosier Insurance Co. (1985) 2d Dist.Ind.App., 486 N.E.2d 548, we held that I.C. 27-1-6-15 (Burns Code Ed.Repl. 1986), did not eliminate truth as a defense to libel and was applicable, on its face, to insurers such as Gibraltar.…