Legal Opinion
Ford Motor Credit Company, a Delaware Corporation v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, a Connecticut Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 19, 1983No. 82-1633PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Ford Motor Credit Company (Ford) appeals from a summary judgment for defendant Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (Aetna), in which the district court found Ford’s claim time-barred under the terms of the insurance policy in issue. Jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship. 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Michigan law controls. Erie R.R. Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64, 58 S.Ct. 817, 82 L.Ed. 1188 (1938). We reverse.
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In December 1977 Cuzco Precision Products, Inc. (Cuzco) executed promissory notes to Ford in the amounts of $804,423 and $107,000. As collateral,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Raska v. Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. LudwigSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Fresard v. Michigan Millers Mutual InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Comerica Bank v. Lexington Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
- Young Radiator Co. v. Celotex Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Edwin A. NealCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
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