United States Fifth Circuit

In an insurance case primarily involving the issue of whether a policy provided coverage for a slander of title claim, a judgment finding that the policy did not provide such coverage and that the insurer had no duty to defend the insured against any such claim is affirmed where: 1) the allegations in a complaint did not trigger coverage under the policy; and 2) the insurer did not know of facts and could not have reasonably ascertained facts that would have triggered coverage under the policy.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/23/2008
• Published 01/24/2008

Judges

• DENNIS, Circuit Judge:, Before KING, BARKSDALE and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• John Donelson Brady (argued), Mitchell, McNutt & Sams, Columbus, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Glenn Gates Taylor (argued), Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush, Ridgeland, MS, for Defendant-Appellant.