Potter v. U.S. Specialty Insurance

OPINION

FLOREZ, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 Appellants Melvin Potter and Potter & Son, Inc., (collectively Potter) are named insureds under a U.S. Specialty Insurance Company (USSIC) policy that covered a Cessna 414 aircraft (the aircraft) for liability and damage. USSIC denied coverage for losses associated with the September 2001 crash of the aircraft, and Potter sued USSIC alleging, inter aha, claims of breach of contract and insurance bad faith, seeking declaratory relief and damages. USSIC counterclaimed for declaratory relief, alleging that there was no coverage for the crash because the pilot…