Legal Opinion

Melvin West v. Southern County Mutual Insurance Company

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided April 10, 2014No. 05-13-00012-CVPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MOSELEY.

Melvin West appeals a summary judgment in favor of Southern County Mutual Insurance Company. In a single issue, West argues the trial court erred by granting summary judgment because the phrase “domestic employee,” as used in a business automobile insurance policy, is ambiguous. We disagree. When the entire relevant phrase in the policy (“domestic employees not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits”) is considered as a whole, it is not ambiguous, and the trial court did not err by granting summary judgment. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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2Cases cited8 opinions

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  2. Gilbert Texas Construction, L.P. v. Underwriters at Lloyd's LondonTexas Supreme Court · 2010
  3. Exxon Corp. v. Emerald Oil & Gas Co., LCTexas Supreme Court · 2011
  4. Amerisure Insurance v. Navigators InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  5. Mid-Continent Casualty Company v. Castagna, Vanessa, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2013

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3Cited by1 opinion

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