NAT. UNION FIRE INS. CO. v. CITY OF LEEDS

87-368.

530 So.2d 205 (1988)

NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY v. CITY OF LEEDS.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied August 19, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clarence L. McDorman, Jr., and Gary P. Smith, Birmingham, for appellant.

Thomas A. Carraway of Rives & Peterson, Birmingham, for appellee.


MADDOX, Justice.

This is a declaratory judgment action involving the interpretation of an insurance policy. The issue is one of first impression: Is an award of backpay to a city employee who filed a claim against the city under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act "equitable relief," and, therefore, excluded from coverage under a policy that provided coverage for "discrimination" claims?

The plaintiff, National Union Fire Insurance Company ("NUFIC"), sought...

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