Legal Opinion
C. H. Elle Construction Co., a Corporation and St. Paul-Mercury Indemnity Co., a Corporation v. Western Casualty and Surety Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 5, 1959No. 15932PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORR, Circuit Judge.
Appellant St. Paul-Meeury Indemnity Co., an insurer of appellant Elle Construction Co., paid a judgment rendered against said company by an Idaho State Court. In the instant action St. Paul-Mercury is attempting to recover from Western Casualty and Security Co., hereafter Western, the amount it paid on the judgment.
The factual background follows. A Mr. Horsley, an employee of Elle Construction Co., while driving a truck belonging to a Mr. Gogan, and then and there being on Elle Construction Co. business collided with a vehicle driven by a Mr. Campbell who died as a result…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cities Service Oil Co. v. DunlapSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Collard v. Universal Automobile InsuranceIdaho Supreme Court · 1935
- Stearns Ex Rel. Stearns v. GravesIdaho Supreme Court · 1940
- Colorado National Bank v. Meadow Creek Livestock Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1922
3Cited by2 opinions
- C. H. Elle Construction Co., a Corporation, and St. Paul-Mercury Indemnity Co., a Corporation v. Western Casualty and Surety Co., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- Tom Nakamura, Inc. v. G & G Produce Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1973