United States Cas. Co. v. Ohio Cas. Ins. Co
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
United States Casualty Company sued The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company seeking reimbursement of one-half of the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars paid in settlement of a lawsuit growing out of an accident caused by the driver of a truck on which both companies carried liability insurance.
There was no substantial dispute about the material facts. Admittedly, the settlement was in a reasonable amount and due diligence was exercised in making it. On September 6, 1950, W. D. Temple was the owner of the truck and as such secured the liability insurance policy from United States…
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