Legal Opinion
Western World Insurance v. Reliance Insurance
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 13, 1995No. 4:CV-94-446PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
McCLURE, District Judge.
BACKGROUND:
This declaratory judgment action 1 was filed by plaintiff Western World Insurance Company (Western World) against defendant Reliance Insurance Company (Reliance) 2 to determine which of them is the primary insurer for claims asserted in a civil rights action 3 filed against the City of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (the city), city officials, the Wilkes-Barre Police Department (police department), and Wilkes-Barre police officers for the death of James P. O’Boyle. O’Boyle died on September 15, 1991 after being taken into police custody by Wilkes-Barre…
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- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
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3Cited by11 opinions
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