Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance v. Gordon

PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company (MLM) appeals from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to Pamela Y. Gordon, Courtney Harris, individually and d/b/a Windy Peach Properties, LLC (Harris), and others in MLM’s declaratory judgment action. MLM contends that although it denied coverage to its insured, Gordon, because it had asserted a proper claim for rescission of the underlying insurance policies, it was entitled to a trial on that claim. We disagree and affirm.

The facts are not in dispute. MLM issued liability insurance policies to Gordon, an…