National Continental Insurance Company v. Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

National Continental Insurance Company (National) appeals from the district court’s 1 entry of declaratory judgment in favor of Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Company (Empire) in this diversity action. National argues that the district court misconstrued Oregon law and therefore erred in ruling that Empire is not responsible for paying settlement damages and litigation costs arising out of an accident involving a semi-tractor owned by A.B. Arvidson and leased by NPE, Inc. (NPE). We affirm.

I

The district court decided this diversity action on stipulated facts. Arvidson…