Legal Opinion
Empire Fire & Marine Insurance v. Brantley Trucking, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 15, 2000No. 99-20597PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a declaratory judgment action seeking to determine the respective rights and obligations between two insurance companies: Plaintiff Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Company (“Empire”), and Defendant Reliance National Indemnity Company (“Reliance”). The case stems from a vehicle collision involving a jeep and a trailer-tractor rig riding “bobtail”' — trucking parlance for driving the tractor without an attached trailer or chassis. A dispute arose regarding coverage between the insurance carrier for the truck owner and the insurance carrier…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Puckett v. U.S. Fire Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1984
- Fed. Carr. Cas. P 84,034 Prestige Casualty Company v. Michigan Mutual Insurance Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Sharp v. State Farm Fire & Casualty InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Hartford Insurance Company of the Southeast v. Occidental Fire & Casualty Company of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by33 opinions
- Gonzalez v. DenningCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- Carrizales v. State Farm LloydsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
- Chembulk Trading LLC v. Chemex Ltd., Novorossiysk Shipping Company v. Chemex Ltd., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- Lincoln General Insurance v. Aisha's Learning CenterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
- Cleere Drilling Co. v. Dominion Exploration & Production, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
28 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.