Legal Opinion

Occidental Fire & Casualty Co. v. Adam Soczynski

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 2, 2014No. 13-2679, 13-2949PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BYE, Circuit Judge.

This is an insurance coverage dispute arising out of a fatal accident. The district court 1 determined a bobtail policy issued to Hipp’s Trucking, Inc., provided coverage for damages arising out of a collision involving trucker Thomas Hipp’s semi-tractor and trailer. The district court also determined the bobtail policy provided $1 million in coverage. We affirm.

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On March 10, 2009, Thomas Hipp was driving his semi-tractor and trailer on a two-lane road near Ham Lake, Minnesota, after loading wind tower outriggers 2 onto the trailer. On a gradual curve in the road, Hipp’s…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. William Edwards v. Aetna Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
  2. Harriet Rissetto v. Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 343, a Business Entity, Form Unknown, Michael Beavers and Does 1-25, InclusiveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  3. Athanasios Konstantinidis and Vasiliki Konstantinidis, His Wife v. C. N. Chen, M. DCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  4. John Bates v. Long Island Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
  5. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  4. Ben Purscell v. Tico Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
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