United States Fifth Circuit

In a declaratory action over an insurer's duty to defend its insured, partial summary judgment for defendant-insured is affirmed where allegations in an underlying case involving defendant's alleged failure to perform funeral services as required by certain burial insurance policies did not unambiguously exclude an insurer's coverage of defendant's liability.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/19/2006
• Published 06/20/2006

Judges

• EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:, Before REAVLEY, CLEMENT and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• M. Shane Craighead (argued), Davenport, Files & Kelly, Monroe, LA, for United Fire & Cas. Co., William Alan Pesnell (argued), Pesnell Law Firm, Shreveport, LA, William Boyd Owens, Crowell & Owens, Alexandria, LA, for Hixson Bros. Inc.