Legal Opinion

United Fire & Casualty Co. v. Reeder

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 10, 1993No. 93-3108PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POLITZ, Chief Judge:

United Fire & Casualty Company appeals an adverse summary judgment in its dispute with Independent Fire & Casualty Company over which insurer is responsible for the liability of Owen William Reeder, Jr. based on an altercation with his former wife.

Background

Independent Fire furnished homeowners insurance to Reeder and his wife, Janet Rita Capaci, for their Metairie, Louisiana home. The policy included liability insurance. The couple agreed to get a divorce, Capaci moved out, and the two reached a property settlement in which Capaci relinquished all right, title, and…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. American Home Assurance Company v. CzarnieckiSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
  2. Commercial Standard Insurance Co. v. American General Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1970
  3. Cousin v. PageSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  4. American National Fire Insurance Co. v. Estate of FournelleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
  5. Scottsdale Insurance v. GlickSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Minkler v. Safeco Insurance Co. of AmericaCalifornia Supreme Court · 2010
  2. Centennial Insurance Company, Plaintiff-Counter v. Ryder Truck Rental, Inc., Defendant-Counter Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
  3. Rebecca T. Hubbard and Jim Hubbard v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association, Blue Cross & Blue Shield AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  4. Johnson v. Allstate Insurance Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997
  5. State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance v. KeeganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000

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