Lancer Insurance Co. v. United National Insurance Co.

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

Lancer Insurance Company filed a declaratory judgment action against United National Insurance Company to settle a dispute over insurance coverage. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment, and the trial court granted summary judgment to United National after finding coverage under the Lancer policy. For reasons that follow, we reverse.

Summary judgment is appropriate when no genuine issues of material fact remain and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. The facts in this case are not in dispute. The underlying litigation involved a…