City of Durham v. Safety National Casualty Corp.

McGEE, Judge.

The City of Durham (Plaintiff) filed an action for declaratory judgment and monetary relief against Defendant and United States Fire Insurance Company (USFIC) on 20 October 2006. The purpose of the action was to determine which of Defendant’s insurance carriers was liable to Plaintiff for excess loss coverage on a workers’ com pensation claim made by Margie Pulley (Pulley), a former police officer with the City of Durham.

Defendant and USFIC filed cross-motions for summary judgment in November 2007. In an order entered 11 February 2008, the trial court granted USFIC’s motion for…