Legal Opinion
Merchants Insurance Co. of New Hampshire, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 1, 1998No. 97-2056PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHADUR, Senior District Judge.
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. (“USF&G”) appeals the order of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts granting a Fed.R.Civ.P. (“Rule”) 56 summary judgment motion filed by Merchants Insurance Company of New Hampshire, Inc. (“Merchants”) and denying the corresponding cross-motion filed by USF&G. Merchants had brought a diversity-of-citizenship action, pursuant to the Declaratory Judgment Act (28 U.S.C. § 2201), seeking a declaration that it was entitled to contribution from USF&G for the attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in…
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