ATLAS ASSURANCE CO. v. STANDARD BRICK & TILE CORP.

No. 12380.

264 F.2d 440 (1959)

ATLAS ASSURANCE CO., Ltd., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STANDARD BRICK & TILE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

January 19, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Early, Forrest M. Condit, Evansville, Ind., Paul F. Arnold, Evansville, Ind., for appellant.

Percy Brown Jr., Louisville, Ky., Frederick P. Bamberger, Evansville, Ind., Richard F. Newell, Louisville, Ky., Ogden, Galphin & Abell, Louisville, Ky., of counsel, for appellees.

Before MAJOR, SCHNACKENBERG and HASTINGS, Circuit Judges.


MAJOR, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs, fourteen fire insurance companies, instituted this action against Standard Brick and Tile Corporation, for a declaratory judgment relative to their liability on certain fire insurance policies issued by them in which defendant was named as insured. Jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship, with the requisite amount in controversy. The complaint alleged that the premises covered by the policies were damaged by fire on August...

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