NAGEL v. KENTUCKY CENT. INS. CO.

No. 3-93-593-CV.

894 S.W.2d 19 (1994)

Alfred F. NAGEL; Labor Force, Inc.; Shirley J. Nagel; and Johnny Mack Turner, Appellants, v. KENTUCKY CENTRAL INSURANCE COMPANY, International Indemnity Company, Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, Farmers Insurance Exchange, Inc., Employers National Insurance Company, Amerisure Companies, and Mount Hawley Insurance Company, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Overruled January 11, 1995.

Released for Publication February 8, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Nichols, Law Offices of John F. Nichols, Houston, for Alfred F. Nagel & Labor Force, Inc.

Ellen Grimes, Houston, for Shirley J. Nagel.

Bruce R. Steffler, Houston, for Johnny Mack Turner, Deceased.

R. Lynn Fielder, Fisk & Fielder, P.C., Dallas, Lloyd E. Ferguson, Strasburger & Price, L.L.P., Austin, for Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.

Mark M. Donheiser, Strasburger & Price, L.L.P., Kevin B. Brown, Roger D. Higgins, Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, L.L.P., Dallas, John A. Stephens, Fulbright, Winniford, Bice & Marable, Waco, for Amerisure Companies.

Larry Parks, Earl W. Sealy, Long, Burner, Parks & Sealy, Austin, Michael W. Johnston, Broude, Nelson & Harrington, P.C., Fort Worth, for International Indem. Co.

Richard E. McGary, Knox, Beadles & Johnston, L.L.P., Dallas, for Kentucky Cent. Ins. Co.

Jo Chris G. Lopez, Otto S. Good, Shaddox, Compere, Walraven & Good, P.C., San Antonio, for Mt. Hawley Ins. Co.

Scott P. Jones, Scott Jones & Associates, San Antonio.

Craig A. Rogers, Scott Jones & Associates, San Antonio.

John Greytok, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., Austin.

Before POWERS, JONES and B.A. SMITH, JJ.


JONES, Justice.

Alfred Nagel, Shirley Nagel, Johnny Mack Turner, and Labor Force, Inc. ("the insureds"), appellants, sued eleven issuers of homeowners and general liability policies ("the insurers"),1 appellees, to recover costs incurred by the insureds in defending themselves in a suit arising out of an alleged kidnapping. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of all the insurers. The insureds contend that summary judgment...

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