National Fire Insurance v. City of Green Bay

GRUBB, District Judge.

This is an action by National Fire Insurance Company, a Connecticut corporation, as the subrogated insurer of Aring Equipment Company, a bailor, against the City of Green Bay, a Wisconsin municipal corporation, as bailee, to recover damages arising from a fire loss to a tractor dozer owned by Aring but in the City’s possession, which loss was allegedly caused through the negligence of the defendant. The City of Green Bay has proceeded, under Rule 14(a), F.R.Civ.P., against its automobile liability insurer, Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Company, on the theory that if…