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SHELTON v. AMERICAN INS. CO.

No. 56371.

507 So.2d 894 (1987)

Trenton H. SHELTON v. The AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 13, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Nobles, Jr., Bernard W.N. Chill, Sr., Chill, Chill & Dove, Jackson, for appellant.

Gary K. Jones, Daniel, Coker, Horton & Bell, Jackson, for appellee.

Before WALKER, C.J., and PRATHER and SULLIVAN, JJ.

WALKER, Chief Justice, for the Court:

Trenton H. Shelton brought suit in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County seeking damages from The American Insurance Company as a result of its failure to defend a suit against him. Upon motion the lower court entered a summary judgment in favor of The American Insurance Company, and Shelton appeals.

Shelton, a life underwriter and agent of the Northwest Mutual Life Insurance Company, was sued...

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