Legal Opinion

Frank Briscoe Company, Inc. v. Georgia Sprinkler Company, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided September 6, 1983No. 82-8479PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEWIS R. MORGAN, Senior Circuit Judge:

Frank Briscoe Company, Inc. (Briscoe), appeals the granting of summary judgment by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in favor of Georgia Sprinkler Company, Inc. (Georgia Sprinkler), in this diversity action for damages that allegedly were caused by a leak in a sprinkler system in the Richard B. Russell Federal Building and United States Courthouse (Russell Building) in Atlanta, Georgia. Briscoe contends the district court erred in holding that this action was barred by the principle that an insurer may not bring a…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  4. McBroome-Bennett Plumbing, Inc. v. Villa France, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Tuxedo Plumbing & Heating Co. v. Lie-NielsenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. Kirkpatrick v. J.C. Bradford & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  2. In re Equifax, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 2019
  3. Hiram Walker & Sons, Inc. v. Kirk LineCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  4. In re Tri-State Crematory LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2003
  5. Marathon Oil Company v. Mid-Continent Underwriters, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London, and Drake Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986

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