Legal Opinion
The Travelers Insurance Company and the Travelers Indemnity Company v. The Employers' Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 21, 1966No. 10474PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Circuit Judge:
This controversy between two insurers is here because of the singular fascination the federal diversity forum holds for insurance companies, even when the controlling state law question has not been clearly settled and only a state court can give an authoritative answer.
The Travelers Insurance Company and The Travelers Indemnity Company (Travelers) instituted an action against The Employers’ Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd., (Employers) to recover the sum paid by Travelers in settlement of a personal injury suit brought by Luther E. Yates against Hess, Inc.,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cinq-Mars v. Travelers Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1966
- American Automobile Insurance v. Master Building Supply & Lumber Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1959
- Employers' Liability Assurance Corp. v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1964
- Drew Chem. Corp. v. Amer. Fore Loyalty GroupNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1966
- Great American Insurance Company v. General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corporation, LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Wilma Irene Greer v. Associated Indemnity CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Coastal Transport Co. v. Crown Central Petroleum Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000
- George Maurice Hamilton and Barbara Jane Lawson v. Maryland Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Neuman v. Wakefern FoodsNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1985
- Crowley's Milk Co., Inc. v. American Mutual Liability Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
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