SCOTTSDALE INS. CO. v. TEXAS SEC. CONCEPTS AND INVESTIGATION

No. 98-20034.

173 F.3d 941 (1999)

SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TEXAS SECURITY CONCEPTS AND INVESTIGATION, et al., Defendants, Kimberley Barnes and Rolanda Williams, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 7, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Tollefson, Knox & Tollefson, Irving, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

James C. Plummer, Douglas Alexander Haldane, Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before DAVIS, SMITH and WIENER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Scottsdale Insurance Company ("Scottsdale") filed this declaratory judgment action to determine whether coverage exists under one of its liability policies. We must decide whether the Assault and Battery Exclusion in Scottsdale's policy violates Texas public policy and is therefore void. We answer this question in the negative and affirm the district court's judgment.

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In the case underlying this appeal, Kimberley Barnes and Rolanda...

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