American Employers' Insurance Company and Bowerman Brothers, Inc. v. Maryland Casualty Company

McENTEE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs American Employers’ Insurance Company and Bowerman Brothers, Inc. sought a declaratory judgment against Maryland Casualty Company with respect to the coverage of a liability insurance policy issued to Bowerman by Maryland. The trial court decided that the policy did not cover Bowerman for a claim asserted by the City of Cranston, R. I., in an action brought against Bowerman and others in the state court.

The facts underlying the city’s claim are as follows: In March of 1965 the city engaged Vincent Dimitri, a duly licensed architect, to design and prepare…