Legal Opinion
Occidental Fire & Casualty Co. v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided August 11, 1987No. C-85-2130-CALPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION AND ORDER
LEGGE, District Judge.
Plaintiff Occidental Fire & Casualty Company of North Carolina (Occidental) brings this action seeking contribution from other insurers for a loss of $750,000 resulting from a traffic accident involving its insured. Occidental claims that the defendant insurers also cover the loss under the terms of their policies or under mandatory provisions of the California Insurance Code.
This court has jurisdiction because the dispute involves a claim in excess of $10,-000 and there is complete diversity of citizenship between plaintiff Occidental and all…
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