Legal Opinion
Sec. Nat'l Ins. Co. v. Jamestown Union Bancshares, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided November 26, 2018No. 2:18-cv-00025PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAVERLY D. CRENSHAW, JR., CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Security National Insurance Company ("Security National") brings this diversity action under the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201, seeking a declaration regarding its obligation to defend or indemnify Jamestown Union Bancshares, Inc. ("Jamestown") and Union Bank (together, "Defendants") in a tort dispute *849pending in Tennessee state court. Before the Court is Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 12) on the ground that the Court should decline to exercise its discretion to adjudicate this dispute in deference to the state…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Amsouth Bank (03-5517) First Tennessee Bank (03-5521) v. George DaleCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
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