Legal Opinion

Insurance Company of North America v. Federated Mutual Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided June 12, 1975No. 74-1689PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCREE, Circuit Judge.

Federated Mutual Insurance Company appeals from a judgment in a nonjury trial requiring it to contribute to the settlement of a death claim by Insurance Company of North America after Federated Mutual declined to participate in the defense or negotiation of the claim. It requires us to construe in accordance with Tennessee law an omnibus insuring clause and an exclusion clause in an automobile insurance policy issued by Federated. We affirm.

Federated Mutual Insurance Company (Federated) issued an automobile liability policy to Hub City Equipment Leasing Company (Hub…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Rudd-Melikian, Inc. v. Henry T. Merritt, Doing Business as Coffee Service Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1960
  2. Henry v. Southern Fire & Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1958
  3. TH Hayes & Sons v. Stuyvesant Ins. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1952
  4. Lee Shops, Inc. v. Schatten-Cypress CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
  5. Johnson Transfer & Freight Lines, Inc. v. American Nat. Fire Ins. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1935

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Robert L. Wright v. John Will Holbrook, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Mayor of the City of Morehead, KentuckyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
  2. Duane Martin and Robert Rick v. The Joseph Harris Co., Inc., a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
  3. Dennis C. Sours v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
  4. American Savings and Loan Association v. Lawyers Title Insurance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
  5. National Discount Shoes, Inc. v. Royal Globe InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981

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