Legal Opinion

Cargill, Inc., a Corporation and St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. Commercial Union Insurance Co. And Huffman Towing Company, a Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 12, 1989No. 88-2706PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.

Commercial Union Insurance Company (Commercial Union) appeals the district court's judgment, in a case tried with the consent of the parties before a magistrate, requiring Commercial Union, as the insurer of a shipment of grain that was lost when a barge sank, to respond for the entire amount of the grain lost. Commercial Union contends that because St. Paul Marine & Fire Insurance Company (St. Paul) also insured the cargo and because both policies contained “other insurance” clauses, the magistrate erred and the loss should be shared by the two insurers in…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Wilburn Boat Co. v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  2. Woodrich Construction Co. v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
  3. Olympic Insurance v. Employers Surplus Lines InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981
  4. Lekas & Drivas, Inc. v. GoulandrisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
  5. Arditi v. Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1958

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  2. New York Marine & General Insurance v. Continental Cement Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
  3. General Star Nat. Ins. Corp. v. World Oil Co.District Court, C.D. California · 1997
  4. Denlinger v. CHINADOTCOM CORP.California Court of Appeal · 2003
  5. United States Fidelity & Guarantee Insurance Company v. Commercial Union Midwest Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005

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