Legal Opinion

Fireman's Fund Insurance v. Security National Insurance

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 6, 2002No. 01-35206; D.C. No. CV-99-06274-TMCPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM *

Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company (“Fireman’s Fund”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Security National Insurance Company (“Security National”) regarding Security National’s duty to indemnify Fireman’s Fund. We reverse the district court and remand with instructions.

I. Duty to Indemnify

In the insurance context, the duty to indemnify exists if the facts of the case demonstrate a right to coverage under the insurance policy.1 The district court erred when it held that, to demonstrate the right to coverage in this case, Fireman’s Fund had to prove…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Lamb-Weston, Inc. v. Oregon Automobile InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1959
  2. PUD DISTRICT NO. 1, KLICKITAT COUNTY v. International Insurance Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Travelers Insurance Company v. Waltham Industrial Laboratories CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  4. Bankwest, a Kansas Corporation v. Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland, a Maryland CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
  5. Luria Brothers & Company, Inc. v. Alliance Assurance Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Blake v. NCMIC Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 2023

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