Legal Opinion
American Alliance Insurance v. Eagle Insurance
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 23, 1997No. 96 Civil 3678 (RWS)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWEET, District Judge.
Defendant Eagle Insurance Company (“Eagle”) has moved to stay or dismiss this action brought by American Alliance Insurance Company (“Alliance”), the subrogee of Michael Feidelson (“Feidelson”). Eagle seeks to have this Court abstain from exer-eising its jurisdiction under the principles of Colorado River Conservation District v. United States, 424 U.S. 800, 96 S.Ct. 1236, 47 L.Ed.2d 483 (1976) (“Colorado River ”). For the reasons set forth below, the motion is granted.
Prior Proceedings
This action was filed on May 18, 1994, seeking to recover on an insurance policy and…
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