Connecticut Indemnity Co. v. Stringfellow

MEMORANDUM

CALDWELL, District Judge.

I. Introduction.

Invoking our diversity jurisdiction, the plaintiff, Connecticut Indemnity Co., filed this action seeking a declaratory judgment under 28 U.S.C. § 2201 that defendant, Commerce & Industry Insurance Co., has to provide coverage for injuries defendant, Mary'L. Stringfellow, suffered in an automobile accident with defendant, Gerald Nash, Jr.

At the time of the accident, Nash was driving his own tractor, which he routinely leased to defendant, Page E.T.C., Inc., t/d/ b/a/ Page Transportation, Inc., and operated on its behalf. He was also pulling a…