Legal Opinion
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. v. Empire Fire & Marine Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 8, 1983No. Nos. 82-2047, 82-2108, 82-1918 and 82-1960PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
Two cases are presented to us on appeal. At the trial of one case, Youngren v. Riechmann Enterprises, No. 80-42 (D.N.D. June 28,1982), the jury determined the comparative liabilities of the drivers of the vehicles involved. The other case, Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance v. Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Co., No. 81-22 (D.N.D. May 5, 1982), was a declaratory action in which the district court decided the relative liabilities of the drivers’ employers and insurers. For the purposes of this appeal, we will treat the cases as consolidated as we feel the trial court treated the cases…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Fidelity Union Trust Co. v. FieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Transamerican Freight Lines, Inc. v. Brada Miller Freight Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Six Companies of Cal. v. Joint Highway Dist. No. 13 of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Associated Indemnity Co. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Roberta R. Wellman and Ward W. Wellman v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by3 opinions
- Empire Indemnity Insurance Company, Cross v. Carolina Casualty Insurance Company, Cross-Appellant, Cross-Appellee v. Northland Insurance Company, Defendant-Cross-Appellee v. Shelter General Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Empire Indemnity Insurance v. Carolina Casualty InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, an Iowa Corporation v. Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Company, a Nebraska Corporation, Matthew Youngren, an Infant, and Michael Youngren, an Infant, by Their Guardian John Youngren and for the Heirs of Decedent Judith Youngren, All Residents of the State of Minnesota, and Timothy Youngren a Resident of the State of Minnesota, Sheri Emch, Resident of the State of North Dakota, Hamel Service Company, Inc., an Illinois Corporation Gilbert Culver, a Resident of the State of Illinois, Excalibur Insurance Company of Minnesota, a Texas Corporation, Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, an Iowa Corporation v. Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Company, a Nebraska Corporation, Matthew Youngren, an Infant, and Michael Youngren, an Infant, by Their Guardian John Youngren and for the Heirs of Decedent Judith Youngren, All Residents of the State of Minnesota and Timothy Youngren a Resident of the State of Minnesota, Riechmann Enterprises, Inc., a Missouri Corporation, Sheri Emch, Resident of the State of North Dakota, Hamel Service Company, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, Gilbert Culver, a Resident of the State of Illinois, Excalibur Insurance Company of Minnesota, a Texas Corporation. Matthew Youngren, an Infant and Michael Youngren, an Infant, by Their Guardian John Youngren and for the Heirs of Decedent Judith Youngren v. Riechmann Enterprises, a Foreign Corporation, Gilbert Culver, Sheri Emch, Hamel Service Company, Inc., a Foreign Corporation v. Timothy Youngren, Matthew Youngren, an Infant and Michael Youngren, an Infant, by Their Guardian John Youngren and for the Heirs of Decedent Judith Youngren v. Riechmann Enterprises, a Foreign Corporation, Gilbert Culver, Sheri Emch, Hamel Service Company, Inc., a Foreign Corporation v. Timothy YoungrenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983