Legal Opinion

Jamestown Insurance Company v. Wendell Reeder

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 17, 2013No. 12-20437UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge: *

Wendell Reeder appeals a summary judgment that Jamestown Insurance Company, RRG (“Jamestown”), has no duty to defend or indemnify him in two underlying state-court lawsuits. We affirm.

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Reeder purchased, from Jamestown, commercial general liability policies that covered an “occurrence” — that is, “accident” — causing bodily injury, personal and advertising injury, or property damage. In November 2010, Reeder tendered to his insurance agent filings from two Texas state-court proceedings and stated his intention to “fil[e] a claim against my liability insurance…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Harwell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Farmers Texas County Mutual Insurance v. GriffinTexas Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Hernandez v. Gulf Group LloydsTexas Supreme Court · 1994
  5. D.R. Horton-Texas Ltd. v. Markel International Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 2009

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. J. Bennett White, P.C., Appellant/Cross-Appellee v. Wendell Reeder, Appellee/Cross-Appellant, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2018
  2. Liberty Insurance Corporation v. Arch Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 2021

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