Maryland Casualty Co. v. Alliance Mutual Casualty Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

This is an action between two insurance companies to determine primary coverage and liability for injuries received in a vehicle loading incident. The injured party was Virgel T. Fakes who was assisting DeVon Patterson in moving heavy oil well pumping equipment from one location to another unit. Fakes sued and recovered a judgment against Patterson for $20,981.10.

Maryland Casualty Company had insured the employer of Patterson, Cliff Keller Contractor, under a comprehensive general liability policy and defended the action brought by Fakes.…