Financial Indemnity Co. v. Colonial Insurance

Plaintiff sued for declaratory relief to determine the rights and obligations of the parties arising from two public liability policies issued respectively by the parties to one Charles Tamagri, a trucking service operator, and particularly to recover half of the amount expended by plaintiff for attorney’s fees and investigation expenses in defense of an action against the insured. Plaintiff appeals on an agreed statement of facts from the judgment denying recovery.

Questions Peesented

Defendant contended that prior to the accident upon which the action against the insured was based its policy…