Southern Trust Insurance Company v. Matthew Phillips

OPINION

BRANDON 0. GIBSON, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court,

in which D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J., and THOMAS R. FRIERSON, II, J., joined.

This appeal involves the interpretation of an insurance policy in order to determine whether the policy provided coverage for damage caused by arson. The insurer and the insured, filed cross-motions for partial summary judgment on this issue. The trial court found the policy ambiguous and construed it in favor of coverage, holding that arson was -covered under the policy. Accordingly, the . trial court granted the motion for partial summary judgment filed by…