1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 815 F.2d
  5. 815 F.2d 1016 (1987)
 

ELMWOOD PLANTATION, INC. v. RUUD WATER HEATER DIV.

No. 86-3090.

815 F.2d 1016 (1987)

ELMWOOD PLANTATION, INC., Plaintiff, Walbrook Insurance Co., Ltd., Intervenor-Appellant, v. RUUD WATER HEATER DIVISION, Defendant, National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa., Intervenor-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 1, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin O'Bryon, Donald A. Hammett, New Orleans, La., for intervenor-appellant.

Dermot S. McGlinchey, Eve Barrie Masinter, New Orleans, La., for intervenor-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, WISDOM and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

This is a suit between a primary and an excess insurer. The issue is whether a primary insurer is obligated to contribute to a settlement an amount in excess of its policy limit where the settlement is in lump sum form, and where the primary and excess insurers made no separate agreement to allocate specific portions of the lump sum to payment of the plaintiff's judicial interest, court costs, and attorneys' fees. The primary insurer refused...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases