Oregon Farm Bureau Insurance v. E. L. Caldwell & Sons, Inc.

FINDINGS AND OPINION

KILKENNY, Circuit Judge:*

Plaintiff, an Oregon corporation, engaged in writing insurance, seeks indemnity from defendant in connection with a judgment paid by it as the insurer of Yuki and Robert Sumoge. Defendant is a Texas corporation with no principal place of business in Oregon. The matter in controversy exceeds $10,-000.00, exclusive of interest and costs.

In April, 1964, defendant was engaged in the manufacture and sale of farm machinery, including, but not limited to, an item known as a Caldwell brush cutter. The item was manufactured by defendant and by it placed in…