Felix Manuel Reyes-Lopez v. Misener Marine Construction Co., New Hampshire Insurance Company

WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge:

In this case, two insurers, New Hampshire Insurance Co. [“NHI”] and United States Aviation Underwriters [“USAU”], sue each other for contribution in the settlement of a personal injury action against their insured, Misener Marine Construction Co. [“Misener”]. The district court ruled that NHI’s policy did not cover the loss, that one of USAU’s two policies did cover the loss, and that accordingly, USAU must bear the full cost of the settlement, 664 F.Supp. 652 (1987). We affirm.

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Misener paid Omniflight Offshore, Inc. [“Omniflight”] to provide daily helicopter…