Provident Bank of Maryland v. Travelers Property Casualty Corporation, Formerly Known as Aetna Life & Casualty Company

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge WIDENER joined. Judge WILKINS wrote a dissenting opinion.

OPINION

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

We must determine whether a “Check Stop Payment Liability” endorsement to a “Commercial General Liability” insurance policy provides the insured, a bank, with a right to a legal defense of a law-suit brought against it for its wrongful dishon- or of drafts drawn on an irrevocable letter of credit. Because we conclude that the policy imposes a duty on the insurance company to defend the insured, we vacate the…