Home Indemnity Co. v. City of Marianna

Tom Glaze, Justice.

The appellee has been (and continues to be) involved in defending a federal lawsuit wherein a group of black voters charged that the appellee’s city boundaries violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the one man, one vote rule. This state litigation ensued in connection with determining whether the appellant or others had the obligation to defend the federal lawsuit. After several hearings and appeals, we affirmed the Lee County Circuit Court’s decision which held that under the terms of a public officials error and omissions liability policy (E & O policy) issued to…