Legal Opinion
Kaydon Acquisition Corp. v. Custum Manufacturing, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided February 11, 2004No. C 03-3004-MWBPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
BENNETT, Chief Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION 949
A. Factual Background. ZD ^ CD
B. Arguments Of The Parties. CD Ol tO
II. LEGAL ANALYSIS. 953
A. Standards For Summarg Judgment . 953
B. Principles Of Iowa Indemnity Law. 954
C. Kaydon’s Indemnity Claim. 956
1. Applicability of the indemnity provisions to the Irgens litigation. 956
2. What were the Mefferd Defendants required to do?. 957
a. Was there a duty “to defend”?. 957
b. Was there an “on-going duty” to pay attorneys’ fees and costs? 958
3. Anticipatory repudiation. 961
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2Cases cited43 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Phil Quick v. Donaldson Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Hartnagel v. NormanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by3 opinions
- MT BUILDERS, LLC v. Fisher Roofing Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2008
- Kaydon Acquisition Corp. v. Custum Manufacturing, Inc.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2004
- Schmidt v. Fortis InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2005