ST. PAUL FIRE & MAR. INS. v. PRYSESKI

[No. 140, September Term, 1980.]

292 Md. 187 (1981)

438 A.2d 282

ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY v. CHARLES PRYSESKI

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided December 24, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry M. Waranch, with whom were Whiteford, Taylor, Preston, Trimble & Johnston on the brief, for appellant.

Michael B. Mann, with whom were Donald L. Merriman and Merriman, Crowther & Merriman on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SMITH, DIGGES, ELDRIDGE, COLE, DAVIDSON and RODOWSKY, JJ.


ELDRIDGE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

This declaratory judgment action concerns a liability insurer's duty to provide its insured with a defense in a tort suit brought against the insured.

During the time period relevant to this case, the Sun Life Insurance Company of America was a named insured in a liability insurance policy issued by the petitioner, St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company. This policy, inter alia,

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