Westchester Fire Insurance Co. v. American General Fire & Casualty Co.

POWERS, Justice.

American General Fire and Casualty Insurance recovered summary judgment that it had no obligation to defend against or pay a claim brought against Masonry Products, Inc. by reason of the death of a Masonry employee. Masonry appeals, joined by its workers’ compensation carrier, Westchester Fire Insurance Company. We will affirm the judgment.

THE CONTROVERSY

Joseph A. Mireles, Masonry’s employee, was killed by electricity while operating a truck-mounted crane that struck a power line owned by the City of Austin. West-chester paid the death benefits required by the workers’…