Gentry v. American Motorist Insurance Co.

ALMA WILSON, Justice:

In 1982, L.Z. Gentry, appellee/counter-ap-pellant, began planning to construct a condominium project known as Rockwell Gardens. He contacted his insurance agent, Tom Lan-throp, agent for American Motorists Insurance Co., appellani/counter-appellee, concerning the purchase of an all-risk policy. Gentry had done business with Lanthrop as his insurance agent since about 1972. Gentry specifically asked if the policy covered theft, and Lanthrop replied that it did. Gentry was not informed that the policy excluded theft by his employees, officers, directors or trustees in the…