Legal Opinion
Continental Casualty Co. v. Smith
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided January 2, 2003No. Civ.A. 02-0282, Civ.A. 01-3625PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
VANCE, District Judge.
Before the Court is the motion of plaintiff, Continental Casualty Company, for summary judgment. Continental claims that it owes no duty to defend or indemnify the defendants in two underlying lawsuits filed against them. For the following reasons, the Court grants plaintiffs motion.
I. Background
This matter arises out of a business dispute between Warren Reuther and his nephew, James E. Smith, Jr. Reuther and Smith Jr.’s father, James E. Smith, Sr., have a long-standing business relationship that resulted in the creation of a number of corporations…
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