Continental Casualty Co. v. Reinhardt

KILKENNY, District Judge:

On August 20,1964, Leslie A. Fordham filed an action in the Circuit Court of Multnomah County, Oregon, against the above named defendants. The complaint alleged that plaintiff had been “trade-libeled” by defendants. Later defendants tendered to plaintiff the defense of that action on the basis of an insurance policy issued by plaintiff to certain of defendants. Plaintiff declined the tender on a claimed lack of coverage. Later plaintiff offered to defend the action, subject to defendants’ executing a “Reservation of Rights” agreement. This offer was rejected.

Subsequent…