Legal Opinion
National Union Fire Insurance Company v. Showa Shipping Co., Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 19, 1995No. 93-15627PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FONG, District Judge:
INTRODUCTION
Showa Shipping Co., Ltd. (“Showa”) appeals the district court’s judgment after a bench trial requiring Showa to indemnify National Union Fire Insurance Co. (“National Union”) for funds National Union contributed to the settlement of a state wrongful death and injury action (“underlying action”). We REVERSE and REMAND.
BACKGROUND
On November 8, 1994, a truck tractor towing a flatbed semitrailer (chassis) driven by Roy Dale Hightower (“Hightower”), ran a stop sign and collided with a passenger vehicle causing the death of one passenger, Mary Luisa Campos, and…
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