Legal Opinion
Technical Automation Services Corp. v. Liberty Surplus Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 5, 2012No. 10-20640PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Liberty Surplus Insurance Corporation appeals the summary judgment awarded to its insured, Technical Automation Services Corporation, holding that Liberty had a duty to defend Technical Automation in an underlying lawsuit. The parties consented to trial and entry of judgment by a federal magistrate judge. In granting summary judgment, the magistrate judge applied the “eight corners” rule of contract interpretation to determine the duty to defend, looking only to the complaint in the underlying lawsuit and the insurance policy. The magistrate judge therefore did…
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