Legal Opinion
Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. LTV Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 21, 1985No. 84-1885PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH HOLLAN JONES, Circuit Judge:
In 1981 and 1982, not only did Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company (“Hart*679ford”) confront a growing number of lawsuits allegedly arising from oilfield equipment manufactured by “Wilson Manufacturing Company,” it also faced absolute refusals by two of its insureds, the present and former owners of Wilson’s assets, to accept responsibility for the defense under their retrospective liability policies. To resolve its unusual dilemma, Hartford defended the products liability actions and separately filed this declaratory judgment case to determine insurance…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mission Insurance Company v. Puritan Fashions CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Ellis v. WaldropTexas Supreme Court · 1983
- Carolee Biddy v. Fred Diamond, Sheriff, Jackson County Jail, and Jack Reed, Warden, MississippipenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Preload Technology, Inc. v. A.B. & J. Construction Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, a Corporation v. The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Texas National Bank v. Sandia Mortgage Corporation v. William B. NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Smith v. Halliburton Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994
- Hartford Accident And Indemnity Company v. The Ltv CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Texas National Bank v. Sandia Mortgage Corporation v. William B. NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989