Legal Opinion

Warfield-Dorsey Co. v. THE TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO.

District Court, D. Maryland

Decided October 4, 1999No. Civ. H-99-1679PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

ALEXANDER HARVEY, II, Senior District Judge.

An insured is here suing an insurer asking this Court to construe in its favor certain provisions of a commercial general liability insurance policy. Plaintiff War-field-Dorsey Company, Inc. (“Warfield”) has brought this action seeking a declaratory judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2201(a). Named as defendant is The Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of Illinois (“Travelers”), which issued the policies in question to Warfield. Diversity jurisdiction exists pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), and Maryland law is controlling.

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2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Arnold G. Barwick v. The Celotex Corporation, Keene Corporation, Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, H.K. Porter, Forty-Eight Insulations, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
  2. Brohawn v. Transamerica InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
  3. Bausch & Lomb Inc. v. Utica Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
  4. Cheney v. Bell National Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
  5. Sheets v. Brethren Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1996

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Utica Mutual Insurance v. MillerCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2000
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  3. ACE American Insurance v. Ascend One Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 2008
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  5. Ellicott City Cable, LLC v. Axis Insurance Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 2016

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