Panel Reverses Finding That Insurer Has Duty To Defend, Indemnify Franchisee

(November 13, 2017, 12:35 PM EST) -- TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey appeals panel on Nov. 8 found that although a lower court properly found that a franchisee’s vehicle was a covered auto under an automobile liability insurance policy that was issued to the franchisor, the clear and unambiguous policy language fails to support a finding that the franchisee was an insured under the policy (Peter Fontana, et al. v. Executive Cars, et al., No. A-3151-15T4, N.J. Super., App.  Div., 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2794)....

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