Legal Opinion
Western States Land & Cattle Co. v. Lexington Insurance Co.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided July 18, 1990No. 16902PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORGAN, Justice.
Western States Land & Cattle Company (Broker) appeals grants of summary judgment in favor of Lexington Insurance Company (Insurer) and Action Carrier, Inc. (Insured) in an action for declaratory judgment. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.
In June, 1986, Insurer issued a $4 million excess liability insurance policy for Insured. The insurance was procured by Broker through a surplus lines brokerage agreement it had with Insurer. 1
On June 9, 1986, Insurer informed Broker it was issuing the policy that day, setting forth the policy limits and premium. A Cover Note…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Wilson v. Great Northern Railway CompanySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1968
- Shaffer v. Honeywell, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1976
- Groseth International, Inc. v. Tenneco, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
- Pickering v. PickeringSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1989
- Drier v. Perfection, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Bertelsen v. Allstate Insurance Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2011
- First W. Bank, Sturgis v. Livestock YardsSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
- In the Matter of Estate of DuebendorferSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2006
- In Re the Estate of GeierSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2012
- Grynberg Exploration Corp. v. PuckettSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
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