Standard Fire Insurance Company v. Peoples Church Of Fresno

985 F.2d 446 STANDARD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY and Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, Inc., a Connecticut corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PEOPLES CHURCH OF FRESNO, a California corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 90-16213. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued Dec. 6, 1991. Submission deferred Dec. 27, 1991. Resubmitted: Jan. 15, 1993. Decided Jan. 28, 1993. George E. Murphy, Bolling, Walter & Gawthrop, Sacramento, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants. John Enscoe, Landels, Ripley & Diamond, San Francisco, CA, for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before: PREGERSON, CANBY, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. PREGERSON, Circuit Judge: 1 Standard Fire Insurance Company and Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (collectively referred to as "insurers" or "appellants") brought an action against their insured, Peoples Church of Fresno, seeking a declaration that they have no duty to defend or indemnify Peoples Church in two underlying actions and that they are entitled to reimbursement of defense costs already paid. On cross-motions for summary judgment, the district court ruled in favor of Peoples…