FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO. v. UNITED STATES GUAR. CO.

No. 9365.

112 F.2d 385 (1940)

FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO v. UNITED STATES GUARANTEE CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 7, 1940.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. J. Blackwell and W. H. Walker, Jr., both of Miami, Fla., for appellant.

H. Reid DeJarnette, of Miami, Fla., for appellee.

Before SIBLEY, HOLMES, and McCORD, Circuit Judges.


HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

The question for decision is whether or not appellee, the insurer, is liable under the terms of its employer's liability policy to reimburse the insured, appellant, for monies expended by it in a prudent and good-faith settlement of a claim for damages resulting from lead poisoning. Our decision turns upon whether or not the injury sustained was accidentally suffered. The trial court submitted the question...

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