Legal Opinion
Planet Insurance Co. v. Transport Indemnity Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1987No. 86-1615PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
Transport Indemnity Company appeals from a declaratory judgment in favor of Planet Insurance Company. The district court ruled that Transport is financially responsible for losses resulting from a fatal accident involving Transport’s insured, an authorized interstate motor carrier. We affirm.
INTRODUCTION
On the evening of December 30, 1982, Terry Ainsworth, an independent trucker, was driving his tractor-trailer combination when it collided with an automobile. The driver of the automobile, Larry Hoo, was killed. Ainsworth’s tractor was insured by appellee Planet Insurance…
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