Legal Opinion
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company v. Murphy Oil Usa, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1994No. 93-2118PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company (USF & G) appeals the District Court’s 1 decision to stay USF & G’s declaratory judgment action brought in that court against Murphy Oil USA, Inc., in favor of a similar action, filed by Murphy Oil, pending in state court. We affirm.
In 1991 USF & G filed an action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama seeking a declaration that its insurance contracts with Murphy Oil do not provide coverage for four environmental claims against Murphy Oil. A few months later, Murphy Oil filed a similar action…
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