Legal Opinion
Mission Insurance Company v. Puritan Fashions Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1983No. 82-1339PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
This declaratory judgment action was filed by Mission (the insurer), seeking construction of a policy issued to Puritan. The district court declined to exercise jurisdiction and dismissed the suit. Finding no reversible error in the decision below, we affirm.
The Facts
Mission (a California corporation) agreed to insure Puritan (a New York corporation) against certain property losses. Puritan manufactures and markets Calvin Klein jeans. Sun Apparel Co., located in El Paso, was a sewing contractor for Puritan, and its production was covered by the policy. Puritan became…
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