Moore v. CNA Insurance Co.

In the instant case, the appellant, former Governor Arch A. Moore, Jr., filed a complaint against CNA Insurance Company, d/b/a Continental Casualty Company (“CNA”), the appellee, on September 26, 2000. In that complaint, Governor Moore asserted a breach of contract claim arising from CNA’s refusal to provide a defense for him in State of West Virginia v. Moore, Civil Action No. 2:90-0747, in the District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia on August 4, 1990. The parties agreed to submit cross-motions for summary judgment to the circuit court. Subsequently, on April 7, 2003, the…