Addie Jane Lacey v. The Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Boston, Massachusetts

COFFIN, Chief Judge.

Defendants-appellants are two insurance companies that had provided excess insurance coverage on a marine protection and indemnity insurance policy that was issued to the Norsea Corporation (Norsea) and that covered an injury to plaintiff-appellee’s decedent. Plaintiff previously was able to have a default judgment entered against Norsea in the amount of $108,-889.13, and she instituted the present action to recover that portion of the judgment which was the responsibility of the excess insurance carriers. The district court entered summary judgment for plaintiff. We…