McCandless v. United Southern Assurance Co.

OPINION

SULT, Judge.

This consolidated appeal arises from two separate but related garnishment judgments entered for appellees David and Debra McCandless, as judgment-creditors, against appellant United Southern Assurance Company (“USAC”), as garnishee-defendant. In both proceedings, the trial court entered summary judgment, determining that USAC owed its policy limits towards satisfaction of underlying judgments McCandless had obtained against persons or entities purportedly insured by USAC.

BACKGROUND

The facts of this case are not disputed. In 1989, TWS Farms, Inc., a company based in…