Legal Opinion
Rio Grande Underwriters, Inc. v. Pitts Farms, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 18, 2001No. 01-40823PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Rio Grande Underwriters, Inc. (Rio Grande) appeals the district court’s order dismissing, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, its petition for a stay and order compelling arbitration. For the reasons that follow we AFFIRM.
Pitts Farms, an onion grower, filed suit in state court alleging state law claims against Rio Grande for its failure to procure the right crop insurance coverage on Pitts’ behalf. 1 When Pitts Farms sustained losses to its onion crop, it found that the insurance policy in place failed to designate its red and yellow onions into separate units.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. De La CuestaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Howery v. Allstate Ins CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Bernadette Aaron v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Intervenor-Appellant v. American Home Insurance Group, and Lake Charles Stevedores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Williams Farms of Homestead, Inc. v. Rain & Hail Insurance ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Andre L. Copling v. The Container Store, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Jordaan v. HallDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 2003
- Agre v. Rain & Hail LLCDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2002
- Hobbs v. IGF Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
- Dailey v. American Growers InsuranceKentucky Supreme Court · 2003
- ICG Telecom Group, Inc. v. Qwest Corp.District Court, D. Colorado · 2005
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