CONTINENTAL CAS. CO. v. HESTER

No. 50395.

360 So.2d 695 (1978)

CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY v. James W. HESTER et al.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 12, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luckett, Luckett, Luckett & Thompson, William O. Luckett, Jr., Clarksdale, for appellant.

Levingston, Jacks, Levingston & Land, Jeffrey A. Levingston, Cleveland, for appellees.

Before SMITH, WALKER and COFER, JJ.


WALKER, Justice, for the Court:

This is a suit on an insurance policy. The Circuit Court of Bolivar County on its construction of the clauses in the policy awarded the Hesters $10,000 which the appellant insurance company, in reliance on its interpretation of the policy, had refused to pay.

The Hesters entered into an "umbrella excess third party liability" insurance contract with Continental. The policy provided that the insurer would indemnify the insured...

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