Legal Opinion

Reliance Insurance Company in Liquidation v. Stephen Chitwood Continental Western Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 10, 2006No. 19-1153PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Reliance Insurance Company sued Stephen Chitwood and Continental Western Insurance Company for reimbursement for the cost of settling a lawsuit brought by several people injured in a motor vehicle accident involving Mr. Chitwood. The district court granted the summary judgment motions of Mr. Chitwood and Continental Western, and we affirm these orders. We believe, however, that the district court erred when it determined that Reliance was not entitled to prejudgment interest on attorney’s fees and costs that it incurred while defending Continental Western’s insured. We…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. North Star Reinsurance Corp. v. Continental InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. Twin City Fire Insurance Company v. Country Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  3. Elrac, Inc. v. WardNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
  4. Laughlin v. Boatmen's National BankSupreme Court of Missouri · 1945
  5. Catron v. Columbia Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1987

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Travelers Property Casualty Insurance v. National Union InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
  2. MacHela Transport Co. v. Philadelphia Indemnity InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
  3. American Guarantee & Liability Insurance v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  4. Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. v. Transcontinental InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  5. American Guarantee & Liability Insurance v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 2010

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