Legal Opinion
Monticello Insurance v. Patriot Security, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided May 2, 1996No. 1:95-cv-00964PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COBB, District Judge.
I.BACKGROUND.
In this declaratory judgment action, the court today addresses Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss. The motion is predicated upon two arguments: jurisdiction and justiciability. Monticello Insurance Company (Monticello) brought this action to determine its rights and obligations vis-a-vis Patriot Security, Inc. (Patriot) pursuant to an indemnity insurance contract. The terms of the insurance contract are in dispute due to a pending action is state court where Patriot is being sued upon various theories of negligence. 1 Monticello, pursuant to the…
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- Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Hutto v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Cardinal Chemical Co. v. Morton International, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
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