Legal Opinion

Luella E. Lemmons, Widow of Barney L. Tyrney v. Zurich Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 18, 1968No. 25602_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORGAN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal questions the granting of a motion for summary judgment to defendant in a direct action by the widow of a deceased welder employed by Houston Contracting Company on a pipeline in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, against defendant Zurich Insurance Company, the general liability insurer of Houston. Zurich’s coverage 1 *extends only to Houston’s executive officers, and the policy does not cover employees of Houston. Thus, Mrs. Lemmons, appellant, can prevail in the instant case only if she can establish that an executive officer or officers of Houston were guilty…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Adams v. Fidelity and Casualty Co. of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
  2. Jack J. Bruce v. Travelers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
  3. Empire Life Insurance v. GeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
  4. United States Ex Rel. Edward E. Morgan Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Holm v. Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  2. Teledyne Industries, Inc. v. Eon CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
  3. Emra P. Guillory v. Aetna Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  4. Prestenback v. Employers' Insurance CompaniesDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1969
  5. Homer Montgomery v. Otis Elevator CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973

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