Legal Opinion
Bellefonte Reinsurance Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 5, 1984No. 83 Civ. 8613(RJW)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT J. WARD, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, various reinsurers of defendant, Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (“Aetna”), instituted this action under the Federal Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201 (the “Act”), 1 for a declaratory judgment determining the rights and obligations of the parties pursuant to a series of reinsurance contracts. Aetna moves to dismiss the amended complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b), Fed.R.Civ.P., on the ground that it fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. 2 Aetna argues that the instant action does not present an “actual controversy”…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- O'Shea v. LittletonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pacific Coal & Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Babbitt v. United Farm Workers National UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United Public Workers of America v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Federal Insurance v. Safenet, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2010
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- Log on America, Inc. v. Promethean Asset Management LLCDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2001
- Hunt v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1987
- Fusco v. Rome Cable Corp.District Court, N.D. New York · 1994
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