Legal Opinion
Great American Insurance v. Houston General Insurance
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 24, 1990No. 89 Civ. 4422 (PKL)PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LEISURE, District Judge.
This is a declaratory judgment action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202. Defendant has moved for dismissal of the action or, alternatively, for transfer of the action to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. For the reasons stated below, defendant’s motion to dismiss is granted.
BACKGROUND
The instant action arises out of reinsurance contracts between the parties. In 1975, Equitable General Group (“Equitable”), the corporate parent of defendant Houston General Insurance Company (“Houston General”), entered into two…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Nashville, C. & St. LR Co. v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Tempco Electric Heater Corporation v. Omega Engineering, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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