Legal Opinion
Seaton Insurance v. Yosemite Insurance
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided November 3, 2010No. C.A. 08-542 SPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WILLIAM E. SMITH, District Judge.
This diversity action centers on two reinsurance agreements that originated in the 1970s between Plaintiff Seaton Insurance Company (hereinafter “Seaton”) 1 and Defendant Yosemite Insurance Company (hereinafter “Yosemite”). Plaintiff filed suit for breach of contract, alleging that after twenty-odd years of paying claims on the two policies, Yosemite suddenly got cold feet. Yosemite responded by counterclaiming that the agreements were void from the start and should be rescinded.
The parties have now filed cross-motions for summary judgment,…
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