Albertson's Inc. v. Great Southwest Fire Insurance

Plaintiff brought this action against defendant insurer to recover indemnity for the judgment and the defense costs in a tort action which defendant refused to defend on plaintiffs behalf. The trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment and denied plaintiffs cross-motion. Plaintiff appeals from the resulting judgment, and we reverse.

Plaintiff engaged Risk Protection Corporation (Risk) to provide security services for its stores. Defendant provided insurance coverage to Risk, and plaintiff was named as an additional insured under the comprehensive general liability section of…