Steve Standridge Ins., Inc. v. Langston

David Newbern, Justice.

An airplane owned by Flanco Leasing, Inc., and CCT, Inc. (the owners), was destroyed in a crash. The owners sued General Insurance Company of America (SAFECO), contending an insurance policy issued by SAFECO covered the loss. SAFECO defended on the ground that the airplane was used as a charter, an activity not covered by the policy in question. The complaint also stated an alternative negligence claim against the petitioner, Steve Standridge, Inc., (Standridge) the insurance agency which procured the policy for the owners. It was alleged that Standridge knew the status…