McWRIGHT v. MODERN IRON WORKS, INC.

No. 21714-CA.

567 So.2d 707 (1990)

Danny Edward McWRIGHT, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. MODERN IRON WORKS, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 26, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adams and Reese by Thomas G. O'Brien and A. Kirk Gasperecz, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant, Gibraltar Cas. Co.

Watson, Murchison, Crews, Arthur & Corkern by William P. Crews, Jr., Natchitoches, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Brittain, Williams, McGlathery, Passman & Sylvester, by Joe Payne Williams, Natchitoches, for defendant-appellee Modern Iron Works.

Gold, Weems, Bruser, Sharp, Sues & Rundell, by Edward E. Rundell, Alexandria, for intervenor, Southeast Lumber Mfrs. Ass'n Self-Insurors Fund.

Before MARVIN, C.J., and FRED W. JONES, Jr., and JASPER E. JONES, JJ.


MARVIN, Chief Judge.

In this declaratory judgment action to interpret the products hazard liability coverage of an "Umbrella" or "excess" policy written for a machinery manufacturer, Gibraltar Casualty Company appeals a summary judgment declaring that its umbrella policy, because of ambiguous language, "drops down" and provides primary coverage to its insured, Modern Iron Works, Inc., the manufacturer-defendant, whose primary liability insurer was declared insolvent...

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