Frazier v. Royal Insurance Co. of America

MEMORANDUM-DECISION and ORDER

HURD, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs Gary P. Frazier and Kimberly Frazier commenced this action on January 19, 1999, in Supreme Court of the State of New York, Saratoga County, against the defendant, Royal Insurance Company of America (“Royal Insurance,” “company,” or “insurer”), arising from an arbitration award and judgment against the company’s insured, Wilfred Daigle & Son, Inc. (“Daigle” or “insured”), which remains unpaid. On February 24, 1999, the defendant filed a petition for removal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1441 and 1446. Jurisdiction is based…