Boutwell v. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp.

WALLER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, the assured in a public liability and property damage insurance policy, brought this suit for a declaratory judgment so as to have adjudicated the question of whether or not the insurance company should be required to reimburse the plaintiff for sums expended in settlement of four suits for fire losses caused by an explosion of butane gas, and for expenses, court costs, and attorneys’ fees appurtenant thereto.

Appellant was engaged in the business of distributing butane gas and in selling and installing gas appliances in the City of Forest, Mississippi, and as…