Legal Opinion
Triple U Enterprises, Inc., a Corporation L.R. Houck and Jerry Houck v. New Hampshire Insurance Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1985No. 19-3554PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.
This appeal in diversity concerns the question whether, under South Dakota law, New Hampshire Insurance Company (NHIC) breached its contract of insurance with appellees (Triple U) by refusing to defend a suit against Triple U that had been brought in state court by Wade, Adolph and LaVern Hepper (Heppers). The district court, 576 F.Supp. 798 (D.S. D.1983), 1 held that NHIC had failed to hon- or the insurance agreement, and awarded summary judgment for Triple U for $338,-125.35, which represented the amount the Heppers had been awarded against Triple U by the South…
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