Opinion ID: 1831493
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: general and automobile liability

Text: I. COVERAGE ABODILY INJURY LIABILITY COVERAGE BPROPERTY DAMAGE LIABILITY The Liability Plan will pay on behalf of the insured all sums which the insured shall become legally obligated to pay as damages arising out of an occurrence that takes place during the Mississippi Municipal Liability Plan period because of: Coverage ABodily Injury Coverage BProperty Damages to which this Plan applies as stated in the Inter-Local Agreement. II. LIMIT OF LIABILITY The Liability Plan's limit of liability is the limit stated in the Declarations and applies per occurrence for each coverage separately and for all coverages combined in the coverage document. Such limit is subject to the Sovereign Immunity exclusion and Related Liability Limitation. This limit applies regardless of the number of: (a) Insureds, (b) Claims made or suits brought, or (c) persons or organizations making claims or bringing suits. (emphasis in original). ¶ 8. On June 19, 1997, Mississippi Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (Farm Bureau) filed a motion for leave to intervene claiming that as the liability insurer of Jones it had an interest in the litigation and sought intervention so as to protect that interest. Ultimately, an agreed order of intervention was executed between the parties. Farm Bureau then filed an itemization of facts with the court and a motion for summary judgment. In support of this motion, Farm Bureau filed with the Court a transcript of the testimony given by Jones to the claims adjuster, a copy of the auto policy in question, and a copy of the accident report. In his statements to the claims adjuster, Jones acknowledged that he was speeding and going 67 mph in a 55 mph zone. Thereafter, Love filed a motion to amend his complaint wherein he named Farm Bureau as a defendant and sought $1 million in additional damages. ¶ 9. On September 24, 1997, the chancellor entered an opinion and order finding that the coverage provided under the MMLP was for the maximum amount of $500,000, not $50,000. The MMLP filed a motion to amend findings by the court, to alter or amend the opinion and order of the court, and for relief from judgment of order arguing that the chancellor had erred in finding the maximum limits of the policy were $500,000 instead of $50,000. ¶ 10. Hill and Jordan filed a motion to withdraw the interpleader funds. These motions were denied. Hill and Jordan also filed a response to MMLP's motion to amend findings. On February 4, 1998, the chancellor denied MMLP's motion to amend. On June 12, 2000, Jones filed a motion to dismiss claiming immunity from personal liability under the Mississippi Tort Claims Act (MTCA). ¶ 11. On July 2, 2001, the chancellor ordered the parties to submit to mediation. Thereafter, the chancellor entered an order establishing the percentage of disbursement and granting interlocutory appeal to all parties to this Court. This Court granted the MMLP's Petition for Interlocutory Appeal. MMLP raises the following issue on appeal: