Legal Opinion
Fortress Re, Inc. v. Jefferson Ins. Co. of NY
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
Decided December 20, 1978No. 78-0092-CIV-5PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUPREE, District Judge.
Fortress Re, Inc. (Fortress) brings this action under the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201, seeking construction of a Certificate of Facultative Reinsurance issüed by plaintiff to defendant Jefferson Insurance Company of New York (Jefferson) for certain excess coverage of an automobile liability insurance policy issued by defendant to GI Veterans Taxicab Association, Inc., of Baltimore, Maryland (Veterans). Jurisdiction is properly pled under 28 U.S.C. § 1382.
Defendant answered and counterclaimed for $180,853.68 pursuant to the reinsurance agreement at issue.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- MacClure v. Accident & Casualty Insurance Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1948
- Pioneer Ins. Co. v. Alliance Ins. Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1940
- Muncie v. Travelers Insurance CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1960
- The Greyhound Corporation v. Excess Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Security Mutual Casualty Company v. Century Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Mellon Bank, N.A. v. Aetna Business Credit, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Fortress Re, Inc., Penn Re, Inc., Calvert Fire Insurance Company v. Central National Insurance Company of OmahaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- Financial Resources Network, Inc. v. Brown & Brown, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2012
- Fortress Re, Inc. v. Jefferson Insurance Company of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Jefferson Ins. Co. of New York v. Fortress Re, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1984
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