Woods Masonry, Inc. v. Monumental General Casualty Insurance

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING THE PARTIES’ CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

BENNETT, Chief Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.INTRODUCTION.1021

A. Procedural Background.1021

B. Disputed And Undisputed Facts .1023

II. DISCUSSION.1024

A. Standards For Summary Judgment.1024

1. Requirements of Rule 56.1024

2. The parties’burdens .1025

B. Choice-Of-Law.1025

C. Construing The Policy.1026

1. Is parol evidence admissible to aid in the court’s interpretation of the policy?.1026

2. Does the policy exclude employees hired outside of Arkansas?.1032

D. Estoppel Defense.1033

1. Availability of estoppel as a defense in…