Legal Opinion
Dow Chemical Company v. Royal Indemnity Company, R. B. Butler, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 26, 1981No. 79-2314PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
Jurisdiction is based on diversity, with Texas substantive law governing. At issue is liability for a loss of some three hundred thousand dollars resulting from the collapse of a structure under construction. The present appeal arises from the dismissal of a cross-action in this suit. By it, R. B. Butler, Incorporated, sued Royal Indemnity Company to recover proceeds on an “all risks” builder’s risk insurance policy issued to Butler by Royal that covered the construction of a thin-shell concrete dome, which collapsed before completion. The factual causes of the collapse…
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