Legal Opinion
National American Insurance v. American Re-Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 12, 2004No. 03-6088PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant National American Insurance Company (“NAICO”) brought breach of contract claims against Defendant-Appellee American Re-Insurance Company (“Am-Re”). Upon motion for summary judgment by Am-Re, the district court held the relevant reinsurance policy language ambiguous, admitted Am-Re’s uncontroverted parol evidence supporting its interpretation of the policy, and granted Am-Re summary judgment. This appeal followed. We take jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and AFFIRM.
I. Background
This case arises out. of a dispute concerning the type of…
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