Legal Opinion
Canal Insurance Company v. First General Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 5, 1990No. 89-4050PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
Plaintiff Canal Insurance Company (Canal) appeals from a declaratory judgment in favor of defendant First General Insurance Company (First General). Canal sought a declaration that First General’s policy provided coverage for a tractor-trailer involved in a highway accident while its own policy did not. After a bench trial the district court ruled that the policy written by First General provided no coverage and dismissed the action on the merits. Because we conclude that First General’s policy provides coverage and that Canal’s does not, we vacate the judgment of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Blue Sky L. Rep. P 71,737 Horace Flannery v. Art Carroll, D/B/A Hemisphere Petroleum and Ben SchultzCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Carolina Casualty Insurance Company v. Underwriters Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Geraldine Carter v. Arlie J. VangilderCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Transport Indemnity Company v. Paxton National Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Blue Bird Body Co. v. Ryder Truck Rental, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by68 opinions
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- Marian Gorlikowski v. Richard B. Tolbert, II and J.W. Express, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- John Deere Insurance Company v. Guillermo NuevaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Canal Insurance v. ColemanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
- Canal Insurance Company v. First General Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
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