Union Indemnity Insurance Company of New York v. Cherokee Insurance Company

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a declaratory judgment finding that an insurance company was not obligated to defend on a policy.

Defendant-appellee Owens was an employee of defendantappellee City of Hinesville who worked as a jailer for defendant-appellee Liberty County. Defendant-appellee Quarterman, an inmate in the Liberty County jail, brought suit in federal district court against Owens for allegedly opening his mail. Plaintiff-appellee Cherokee Insurance Co. was Hinesville’s liability insurer and commenced this action against Quarterman, Owens, Hinesville, Liberty County…