St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company St. Paul Mercury Insurance Group v. Green Tree Financial Corp.-Texas

ROBERT M. PARKER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company (“St. Paul”) argues that the district court erred by entering summary judgment in favor of Green Tree Financial Corp.-Texas (“Green Tree”). The court concluded that St. Paul had a duty to defend Green Tree in a suit involving Green Tree’s debt collection practices. 1 We must determine whether the allegations against Green Tree potentially state a cause of action covered under St. Paul’s commercial insurance policies.

I. Facts

On April 1, 1993, Green Tree filed suit against Sylvia Lazo and Eduardo Saenz…