Ryder Truck Rental, Inc. v. Guaranty National Insurance Co.

KELLY, Chief Judge.

In this declaratory judgment action brought by Ryder Truck Rental, Inc., the defendant, Guaranty National Insurance Company, appeals the trial court’s adverse judgment. The trial court concluded that all conditions precedent to coverage had been met and interpreted the policy to require Guaranty to indemnify or defend Ryder in a lawsuit filed in Louisiana by Alfred Daniel Williams. We affirm.

Ryder owned vehicles which it leased to Merchant’s Dutch Express pursuant to a truck lease and service agreement which specified that vehicle maintenance was to be performed by Ryder.…