Legal Opinion
Central Armature Works, Inc. v. American Motorists Insurance
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 13, 1981No. Civ. A. 78-0695PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BARRINGTON D. PARKER, District Judge:
This case involves a suit by Central Armature, an electrical equipment contractor, against its primary insurer, American Motorists Insurance Company (AMIC), and its “excess” carrier, Employers Reinsurance Company (ERC) for compensatory and punitive damages. The plaintiff alleges that both insurers breached their obligations by failing to defend plaintiff in a suit brought by one of its customers, Joseph Smith & Sons, and by failing to indemnify plaintiff for sums expended in settling Smith’s counterclaims. AMIC has now moved for summary…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Weedo v. Stone-E-Brick, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
- Vernon Fire & Casualty Insurance Co. v. SharpIndiana Supreme Court · 1976
- Afro-American Publishing Co., Inc. v. Eli Jaffe, T/a Douglas PharmacyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Ralph Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by38 opinions
- L. F. Pace & Sons, Inc. v. Travelers Indemnity Co.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1986
- Gibbs M. Smith, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1997
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, Cross-Appellee v. General Time Corporation and Talley Industries, Inc., Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Hartford Ins. Group v. Marson Constr. Corp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1982
- Athridge v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
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