Legal Opinion

American Home Assurance Co. v. American Employers Insurance

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided October 21, 1974No. Civ. A. 73-2419PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

WEINER, District Judge.

In this action seeking a declaratory judgment, plaintiff has moved for summary judgment. The area of conflict can be divided into two issues. The first one revolves around the respective liabilities of excess insurance carriers and the second relates to the problem of adequate notice of an insured to its carrier.

We will at this point concentrate upon the first issue. The record establishes that in April of 1969 the defendant, American Employers Insurance Company (hereinafter referred to as Employers), issued an excess liability policy of insurance to…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  2. Neville Chemical Company v. Union Carbide CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
  3. Cosmopolitan Mutual Insurance v. Continental Casualty Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1959
  4. Allstate Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation v. The Employers Liability Assurance Corp., Ltd., and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  5. Grasberger v. Liebert & Obert, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Reliance Insurance Company v. St. Paul Surplus Lines Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
  2. Dan River, Inc. v. Commercial Union InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
  3. Insurance Co. of North America v. Continental Casualty Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Continental Insurance v. McKainDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1993
  5. Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance v. New Hampshire InsuranceNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978

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