Legal Opinion
Smith Trucking, Incorporated v. Cotton Belt Insurance Co., Inc., Defendant-Third-Party v. Tate Insurance Agency, Inc., and John G. Effler, Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 5, 1977No. 75-3117PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOTLE, District Judge:
In this diversity action Smith Trucking, Incorporated (Smith Trucking) sought to enforce against Cotton Belt Insurance Co., Inc. (Cotton Belt) a liability insurance contract covering the operation of nine tractors and nine trailers. Cotton Belt asserted that it had not insured the particular trailer which was involved in a fatality-causing accident, inasmuch as that particular trailer was not properly included or listed in the policy. Cotton Belt impleaded Tate Insurance Agency, Inc. (Tate Agency) and its manager, John Effler, alleging that if Cotton Belt were liable to…
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