Legal Opinion
Old Republic Insurance v. Gormley
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided December 10, 1999No. CIV. S 99-19PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SMALKIN, District Judge.
This is a diversity case, in which the plaintiff, insurer of a 1969 Fairehild-Hiller FH1100 helicopter, N1345Q, seeks a declaratory judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2201 that it is not obliged to provide a defense or coverage in connection with litigation arising from the fatal crash of the helicopter.
The aircraft crashed on Maryland’s Eastern Shore on April 26, 1998, killing both of its occupants, Dr. Edward Mehlman and Mr. Andrew Simon. Neither of these individuals was the owner of the helicopter; it was owned by Michael Gormley and Latta Patel, who…
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