Legal Opinion
Allstate Insurance Company, as Successor Corporation to Northbrook Excess and Surplus Insurance Company v. American Hardware Mutual Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1989No. 88-3043PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:
Allstate Insurance Company (“Allstate”) brought this action against American Hardware Mutual Insurance Company (“American Hardware”) seeking a declaration that Allstate had no obligation to expend any sums, under an excess liability insurance policy issued by its predecessor, until American Hardware had exhausted its liability insurance policy limits. Jurisdiction was based upon diversity. On joint motions for summary judgment, the District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia found that both the Allstate and the American Hardware contained excess clauses…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Allstate Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation v. The Employers Liability Assurance Corp., Ltd., and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Blanchard v. RodrigueLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Reliance Insurance Company v. St. Paul Surplus Lines Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- Occidental Fire And Casualty Company Of North Carolina v. Joseph L. BrociousCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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