Aetna Fire Underwriters Insurance Co. v. Southwestern Engineering Co.

CLAYTON, Justice.

Appellee, Southwestern Engineering Company, filed this suit against appellant, Aetna Fire Underwriters Insurance Company, on a liability insurance policy to recover Southwestern’s cost of defense and settlement of three property damage suits filed against it, which appellant declined to defend on the grounds that the damages asserted in the suits arose out of engineering services performed by Southwestern which were excluded under the policy provisions. In a non-jury trial, judgment was entered for Southwestern from which Aetna has appealed.

The record before us reveals that…