Legal Opinion
Safeco Insurance Company of America v. Joseph C. Schwab
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 31, 1984No. 83-5980, 83-6232PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
Safeco Insurance Company brought a diversity action against Joseph, Ronald, and Patti Schwab requesting specific performance of what Safeco alleged to be a collateral security clause in an indemnity contract. The district court dismissed Safeco’s complaint under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) because the court regarded the disputed clause as affording Safeco only a right to recover after suffering loss. We reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
The Royal Himmel Distilling Company wished to operate a distillery in the United States. It was required to provide the federal government with a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company v. American Guaranty Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Milwaukie Construction Co. (Inc.), a Corporation, F. H. St. Pierre and Mary St. Pierre v. Glens Falls Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Taylor-Edwards Warehouse & Transfer Co., of Spokane, Inc., a Washington Corporation v. Burlington Northern, Inc., a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Marine Midland Trust Co. v. Alleghany CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1939
- General Ins. Co. of America v. SingletonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. J. United Electrical Contracting Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1999
- First National Insurance Co. of America v. Sappah Brothers Inc.District Court, E.D. North Carolina · 2011
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Aventura Engineering & Construction Corp.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2008
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