Legal Opinion

Harbor Insurance Company, Plaintiff-Counterclaim v. Trammell Crow Company, Inc., and Chasewood Construction Company, Defendants-Counterclaim

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 6, 1988No. 87-1876PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Harbor Insurance Company (“Harbor”) brought this declaratory judgment action against Trammell Crow and the Chasewood Construction Company (collectively “Chase-wood”) seeking a declaration that it was not liable to Chasewood under an excess liability policy. Chasewood filed a counterclaim against Harbor seeking contractual and exemplary damages. The district court granted Harbor’s motion for summary judgment and awarded attorneys’ fees to Harbor. Holding that a genuine issue of material fact exists, we reverse and remand.

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The controversy is over Harbor’s liability to…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Budinich v. Becton Dickinson & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Moises Galindo v. Precision American Corp., Georgia Pacific CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  4. Ramsay v. Maryland American General Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1976
  5. Continental Casualty Co. v. WarrenTexas Supreme Court · 1953

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Van Lee Brewer, Van Lee Brewer and Claude Harris v. B. WilkinsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  2. Christiania General Insurance Corporation of New York v. Great American Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
  3. Olin Corp. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1990
  4. Newport Ltd. v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  5. Harbor Insurance Co. v. Urban Construction Co. And Augusta Court Co-Owners Association, Inc., Urban Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993

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