Legal Opinion

Aetna Casualty & Surety Co v. Merritt

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 9, 1992No. 91-55344PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NOONAN, Circuit Judge:

Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, a Connecticut corporation, (Aetna) brought suit for declaratory judgment against Ned Merritt and Julius T. Toth, Jr., citizens of California, Foothill Service Corporation (Foothill), and RFS Development Corporation (RFS), California corporations. Certain of these defendants had been insured by Aetna, and Aetna sought a declaration that it had no obligation to defend the suit brought against them by Toth or indemnify them for damages payable to Toth. The district court granted the declaratory judgment requested. We now affirm the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Continental Casualty Company, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. Robsac Industries, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
  2. United States v. John N. Grayson Dorothy L. GraysonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  3. United States ex rel. Seminole Sheet Metal Co. v. SCI, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  4. Pamila Lalonde v. Allan Y. Davis and Mayumi D. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Aetna Casualty And Surety Company v. Ned MerrittCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  2. Hardwick v. USDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2020

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