Legal Opinion
American Home Assurance Company v. Republic Insurance Company and United National Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 22, 1993No. 207, Docket 92-7424PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:
American Home Assurance Company appeals from a summary judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Lasker, J.) dismissing its action for contribution against Republic Insurance Company and United National Insurance Company (“appellees”). American Home, a first level excess insurer, is seeking to require appellees, second level excess insurers, to contribute to a settlement, made by American Home without appellees’ approval, which exhausted first level excess coverage and invaded second level excess coverage. The district…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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