Legal Opinion

Motorists Mutual Insurance v. Thacker Memorial Inc.

District Court, E.D. Kentucky

Decided January 7, 2010No. Civil Action 09-110-ARTPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

AMUL R. THAPAR, District Judge.

Defendants Gypsie Thacker, Larry Thacker, and Thacker Memorial, Inc. (collectively “the Thackers”) filed a motion to dismiss Plaintiff Motorists Mutual Insurance Company’s (“Motorists”) claims against them. R. 4. Motorists filed a response, R. 10, and the Thackers replied, R. 14. Motorists also filed a motion to amend its complaint, R. 9, to which the Thackers responded, R. 15. 1

The Thackers ask that the Court decline to exercise its discretion in this declaratory judgment action and dismiss this case. The Sixth Circuit has set out…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Wilton v. Seven Falls Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  3. Scottsdale Insurance v. FlowersCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
  4. Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, a Michigan and Indiana Corporation v. Consolidated Rail Corporation, a Pennsylvania CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
  5. Bituminous Casualty Corporation v. J & L Lumber Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. HattonDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2019
  2. Venezia v. 12th & Division Properties, LLCDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2010
  3. West Bend Mutual Insurance, Company v. Wood Tree Service, LLCDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2025

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