Valiant Insurance v. Hamilton Funeral Service Centers

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BARNES, District Judge.

Before the Court is a motion pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(c) for judgment on the pleadings by plaintiffs Valiant Insurance Company (Valiant) and Northern Insurance Company of New York (Northern). Defendant Hamilton Funeral Service Centers d/b/a Young’s Funeral Directors of Distinction (Hamilton) has responded to the motion. The following constitutes the Court’s findings on whether judgment on the pleadings is appropriate.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs Valiant and Northern each issued a policy of insurance to Hamilton on September 1,1993. Policy # MS83728825,…