Gibbs M. Smith, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

HOWE, Justice:

An insurer appeals from the trial court’s grant of partial summary judgment that its commercial general liability insurance contract with a publisher covers the loss in Malaysia of photographic transparencies belonging to the author whose book the publisher contracted to publish for sale in the United States. The insurer also challenges the trial court’s grant of attorney fees to the publisher and the court’s ruling that partial payment by the common carrier responsible for the loss cannot be deducted from the insurer’s liability. The trial court certified the partial summary…