Legal Opinion
Angelina Casualty Co. v. Pattonville-Bridgeton Terrace Fire Protection District
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided January 21, 1986No. 49747PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment in a court-tried declaratory judgment action determining that plaintiff owes a duty to defend the defendant in a civil rights action pending in federal court. The case was submitted on stipulated facts and documents. We reverse.
The federal action involves a claim by two former employees of the district that they were discharged by the district for engaging in constitutionally protected activity. Jurisdiction was invoked pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 1343. Specifically the complaint in that action alleged that the District and two…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Procunier v. NavaretteSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Zipkin v. FreemanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
- Butters v. City of IndependenceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1974
- Travelers Insurance Co. v. ColeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
- Stanley v. Tucker v. Joseph D. MaherCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Argento v. Village of Melrose ParkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Capitol Indemnity Corp. v. CallisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1997
- Interco Incorporated v. Mission Insurance Company and Hartford Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Universal Underwriters Insurance v. Lou Fusz Automotive Network, Inc.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 2004
- Steve Spicer Motors, Inc. v. Federated Mutual Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1988
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