Southwestern Indemnity Company and Service Mutual Insurance Company v. National Surety Corporation

RIVES, Chief Judge.

National 1 sued Southwestern and Service Mutual 2 to recover one-half of the amount expended by National to investigate, defend and settle two personal injury cases against Sehwope Brothers. National claimed that Service Mutual had issued a policy of liability insurance to Sehwope Brothers which covered these personal injury claims in an amount the same as National. Southwestern and Service Mutual denied liability and counterclaimed for one-half of their expenses in investigating the personal injury suits. The district court rendered judgment granting each of the parties…