Legal Opinion
Columbia Casualty Co. v. Georgia & Florida Railnet, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 25, 2008No. 06-10887PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:
After a bench trial in a declaratory judgment action, the district court found that a railroad had no coverage under an insurance policy for a former employee’s claims of injury. We affirm that decision.
BACKGROUND
The railroad that is the defendant in this suit is Georgia & Florida RailNet, Inc. (“GFR”). It purchased a policy from the plaintiff, Columbia Casualty Company. Columbia brought this declaratory judgment action to determine its obligation to GFR for claims brought by a former GFR employee in Georgia state court, though those claims had not yet been resolved.…
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