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WESTERN COMMERCE BANK v. RELIANCE INS. CO.

No. 16337.

732 P.2d 873 (1987)

105 N.M. 346

WESTERN COMMERCE BANK, formerly Commerce Bank and Trust, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RELIANCE INSURANCE CO., Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

February 10, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McCormick, Forbes, Caraway & Tabor, Don G. McCormick, Michael Dargel, Carlsbad, for plaintiff-appellant.

Butt, Thornton & Baehr, Paul L. Butt, Albuquerque, for defendant-appellee.

OPINION

SOSA, Senior Justice.

This case involves a controversy between plaintiff Western Commerce Bank (Bank), an insured, and its insurer defendant Reliance Insurance Company (Reliance) concerning whether the insurance contract required Reliance to defend a counterclaim against the Bank. The Bank brought an action against Reliance for breach of contract and failure to defend. Reliance filed an answer and motion for judgment on the pleadings. After considering...

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