Legal Opinion
Allstate Insurance v. Fields
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided July 25, 2005No. 3:04 CV 7762Published
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CARR, Chief Judge.
This is a subrogation case brought by Allstate Insurance Co. (Allstate) as subro-gee of John Rice against defendants Dennis Fields and Dennis Fields Construction (collectively Fields), following a fire that destroyed a home built for Rice by defendants. Plaintiff claims that defendants were responsible for the fire, and thus, for the loss it incurred in reimbursing Rice.
Pending is defendants’ motion to dismiss for want of diversity jurisdiction. For the reasons that follow, defendants’ motion to dismiss shall be denied.
Background
On January 18, 2003, a fire occurred at…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Carol L. Kirchner GAFFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
- Scot Typewriter Co. v. Underwood Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1959
- Safeco Insurance Company of America v. City of White House, Tennessee, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Kelly v. United States Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
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