Legal Opinion
Zaiontz v. Trinity Universal Insurance Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided July 17, 2002No. 04-01-00329-CVPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by:
SARAH B. DUNCAN, Justice.
The issue in this appeal is whether Bio Zapp, Inc.’s insurers must indemnify Bio Zapp’s president, Michael Gershonsen, for a judgment against him and in favor of another Bio Zapp employee, Milton Zaiontz, and his wife Patti. We hold coverage is precluded and affirm the trial court’s summary judgment.
Factual and PROCEDURAL Background
Bio Zapp Laboratories and its president and majority shareholder, Michael Ger-shonsen, obtained a primary commercial general liability policy from Trinity Universal Insurance Co. (“Trinity”) and a commercial excess/umbrella…
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