Legal Opinion
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company v. Philip H. Runyon
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 1, 1995No. 94-6265PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRORBY, Circuit Judge.
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company (“St. Paul”) sought, in federal court, a declaration under the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201, that it had no obligation to defend Philip H. Runyon under the terms of a professional liability insurance policy. The district court refused to exercise jurisdiction over this action because of the existence of a related state court action. St. Paul appeals this decision. Our jurisdiction arises under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
BACKGROUND
Mr. Runyon, a nurse anesthetist, held a professional liability insurance policy…
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