Legal Opinion

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Foremost-Mckesson, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided January 11, 1985No. 84-1373, 84-1374PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:

The question presented is whether the district court correctly exercised its discretion in staying proceedings in the Massachusetts District Court pending the outcome of a related action in the California Superior Court. We hold that it did.

Appellant, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Liberty Mutual), commenced this diversity action on April 26, 1982 against appellee, Foremost-McKesson, Inc. (McKes-son), seeking a declaratory judgment as to its rights and obligations under liability insurance policies issued by appellant to appellee. On May 9 and June 13, 1983, McKesson…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Keene Corp. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  4. Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Philip Alan Froude, Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, American Motorists Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982

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