Legal Opinion
National Service Industries, Inc. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1981No. 80-7163PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
R. LANIER ANDERSON, III, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity case, appellee National Service Industries, Inc. (“National”), sued two of its insurers, appellant Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company (“Hartford”) and Maryland Casualty Company (“Maryland”). National alleged that, in connection with Hartford’s settlement of a products liability suit brought against National, Hartford improperly divided liability for the settlement between itself and Maryland, National’s prior insurance company. Because of this improper division of liability, National contended that it was required to pay both the…
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