Legal Opinion
Centennial Insurance v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 17, 1987No. Civ. A. 86-6064PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
NEWCOMER, District Judge.
I have before me the parties’ motions 1 for summary judgment in this action for a declaratory judgment. This case involves a dispute over an insurer’s duty to defend and indemnify its insured.
I. Factual Background
The facts that follow are not in dispute. 2 Plaintiff Centennial Insurance Company (Centennial) is an insurance company which is incorporated in the State of New York, and which has its principal place of business in New York, New York. Plaintiff Jordan Chemical Company (Jordan) is a Pennsylvania Corporation with its principal place of business in…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- APPALACHIAN INSURANCE COMPANY v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Tose v. First Pennsylvania Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- C. H. Heist Caribe Corporation v. American Home Assurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Morton International, Inc. v. General Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
- A.Y. McDonald Industries, Inc. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1991
- Northern Insurance Company of New York v. Aardvark Associates, Inc. And Insurance Company of North America, Aardvark Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. Travelers Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Technicon Electronics Corp. v. American Home Assurance Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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