Jamestown Insurance Company v. Wendell Reeder
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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
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- Harwell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1995
- Farmers Texas County Mutual Insurance v. GriffinTexas Supreme Court · 1997
- Hernandez v. Gulf Group LloydsTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- D.R. Horton-Texas Ltd. v. Markel International Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 2009
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