Legal Opinion
Tri-National, Inc. v. Canal Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 20, 2015No. 14-1595PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Chief Judge.
This insurance dispute presents an issue of first impression in our circuit: whether the federally mandated Motor Carrier Act (MCA) of 1980 MCS-90 1 endorsement for motor carriers requires a tortfeasor’s insurer to compensate an injured party when the injured party has already been compensated by its own insurer. The district court 2 decided the MCS-90 endorsement requires such compensation, and we agree. Having appellate jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm the district court’s summary judgment.
1. BACKGROUND
On June 14, 2007, while operating a semi tractor and…
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