Legal Opinion
Hendrix v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided October 4, 1991No. 90-CA-001696-MRPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUDDLESTON, Judge.
Sheila D. Hendrix, administratrix of the estate of her late husband, Gary W. Hendrix, appeals from a summary judgment which declared that Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, the issuer of a blanket excess liability policy providing coverage for claims in excess of $5,500,000.00, is not required to “drop down” and pay a $1,000,-000.00 settlement which would have been assessed against a first level excess carrier but for its insolvency. Because we believe that the trial court ruled correctly, we affirm its judgment.
The facts are not in dispute. In 1985, Gary W. Hendrix was…
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