Legal Opinion
Guaranty National Insurance v. Bayside Resort, Inc.
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided June 13, 1986No. Civ. No. 1985/183PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
This dispute pits an innocent policyholder against its equally innocent insurer. We are asked to decide whether the defendant, yet another victim of the insolvent Dome Insurance Company, is entitled to primary coverage from its excess carrier. We hold it is not.
I. FACTS
Defendant Bayside Resorts, Inc. owns the Sapphire Beach Resort on the south shore of St. Thomas. It carried $1 million of liability insurance covering injuries suffered by its patrons, consisting of a $500,000 primary general liability policy and an umbrella contract in the same amount. The former…
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