MISS. FARM BUREAU MUT. INS. CO. v. JONES

No. 1999-CA-00131-SCT.

754 So.2d 1203 (2000)

MISSISSIPPI FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. James Donald JONES, T.C.O. Ministries, The Estate of Monty A. Beckham, and Bentley Beckham and Diane Beckham, The Wrongful Death Heirs of Monty Beckham.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 13, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Scot Spragins, Goodloe Tankersley Lewis, Grenada, Attorneys for Appellant.

Wendell H. Trapp, Jr., William Hull Davis, Jr., Corinth, Attorneys for Appellees.

EN BANC.


BANKS, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. In this case, we are asked to determine the scope of an exclusionary clause of an insurance contract. We apply the familiar principle that such clauses should be strictly construed against the insurer and in favor of the insured. Doing so, we affirm the trial court judgment.

I.

¶ 2. TCO Ministries ("TCO") is a gospel singing group, based in Booneville, Mississippi. In 1994-1995, TCO was a part time ministry...

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