Legal Opinion
Scott Hammersmith v. Tig Insurance Company (w.d. Of Pa. Civil Nos. 02-Cv-01829 & 03-Cv-01333)
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 15, 2007No. 05-3730PublishedCited by 254 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BAYLSON, District Judge.
In this dispute over insurance coverage arising out of a tragic accident at the Pittsburgh International Airport, three issues are presented for decision following the District Court’s grant of summary judgment to the excess insurer, Defen-danb-Appellee TIG Insurance Company (“TIG”):
1. Did the District Court err in holding that New York law governs this dispute as the state in which the insurance contract was issued and delivered, applying the lex loci principle on choice of law?
2. Did the District Court err in concluding as a matter of law that…
2Cases cited89 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Security Mutual Insurance v. Acker-Fitzsimons Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Mighty Midgets, Inc. v. Centennial InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Brakeman v. Potomac Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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3Cited by254 opinions
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