Legal Opinion

Louis Zavota v. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corporation Ltd., Maryland Casualty Company

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided April 4, 1969No. 7203PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McENTEE, Circuit Judge.

This declaratory judgment proceeding involves a dispute between two insurance carriers as to coverage and the attendant obligation to assume the defense of a law suit. The salient facts may be briefly stated. On October 10, 1962, Edward Kleis, a truck driver for Pfaff & Kendall, Inc., was injured while Louis Zavota was loading materials from a freight car on to a Pfaff & Kendall trailer truck. He was using a crane owned by Zavota Bros., a Rhode Island corporation, to do the loading. Thereafter, Kleis sued both Zavota Bros, and Louis Zavota for damages alleging that his…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. East & West Ins. Co. of New Haven, Conn. v. FidelCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1931
  2. Golden Gate Corporation v. Barrington CollegeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1964
  3. Curran v. Security Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1961
  4. Curran Development Co. v. Security Insurance Co.District Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1961

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Robert J. Sherman v. Ambassador Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  2. Sinclair Oil Corp. v. New Hampshire InsuranceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1970
  3. Nilsen v. Mutual Marine Office, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1977
  4. Alfred Dovbish v. Maryland Casualty Co., a Corporation American General Lloyds, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  5. Miller v. MarroccoOhio Supreme Court · 1986

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