RITTER v. U. S. FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.

No. 77-1700.

573 F.2d 539 (1978)

Roy C. RITTER, Appellee, v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 6, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tilden P. Wright, III, Putman, Davis, Bassett, Cox & Wright, Fayetteville, Ark., for appellant.

H. Franklin Waters, Crouch, Blair, Cypert & Waters, Springdale, Ark., for appellee.

Before GIBSON, Chief Judge, VAN OOSTERHOUT, Senior Circuit Judge, and ROSS, Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

This is an action for declaratory judgment to determine whether United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company (USF&G) has a duty to defend its insured, Roy C. Ritter. The District Court1 ruled in favor of Ritter and USF&G appeals.

Ritter has a Personal Excess Indemnity Policy with USF&G, which extends coverage from March 31, 1976, until March 31, 1979. This policy...

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