Legal Opinion
Sargent v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 16, 1977No. Nos. 76-1304, 76-1327 and 76-1328PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Liberty) appeals from rulings and judgments of the district court (Judge Miles W. Lord) which impose upon Liberty an obligation to pay Paul F. Sargent (Sargent), a plaintiff in a bodily injury suit, the sum of $794,-950.52, plus interest and costs. Chief among the challenged district court actions are: (1) a judgment entered pursuant to a settlement arranged by Liberty’s insured, Preston Haglin Company (Haglin), and certain other parties to the Sargent lawsuit, without Liberty’s participation, and (2) a judgment entered in a fourth-party…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Metcalf v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity CompanyNebraska Supreme Court · 1964
- Butler Bros. v. American Fidelity Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Traders & General Ins. Co. v. Rudco Oil & Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942
- Hawkeye Casualty Co. v. StokerNebraska Supreme Court · 1951
- Cardinal v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co. v. FosterMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
- Diamond Heights Homeowners Ass'n v. National American InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
- Bob Useldinger & Sons, Inc. v. HangslebenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1993
- Buysse v. Baumann-Furrie & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
- Travelers Indemnity Co. v. DingwellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
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