Eastern Engineering & Elevator Co. v. American Re-Insurance Co.

McEWEN, Judge:

We here consider an appeal from an order which granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant-appellee American Re-Insurance Company and against the plaintiff-appellant Eastern Engineering & Elevator Co., Inc. 1 We affirm.

Appellant purchased in 1964 an insurance policy from the LaSalle Casualty Company (LaSalle) which provided, inter alia, that LaSalle would defend claims made against appellant under the policy and pay the legal costs and expenses incurred in connection with the defense of such claims. LaSalle then insured itself by means of a re-insurance contract with…