UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. WAGNER

Nos. 18296, 18297.

367 F.2d 866 (1966)

UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY, a Corporation, and Masid Chevrolet-Oldsmobile & Cadillac, Inc., a Corporation, Appellants, v. Amelia G. WAGNER, Henry Gritzfeld, Jr., and Katherine G. Linder, as Executors of the Estate of Henry Gritzfeld, Deceased, and Western Mutual Insurance Company, a Corporation, Appellees. WESTERN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellant, v. UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY, a Corporation, Masid Chevrolet-Oldsmobile & Cadillac, Inc., a Corporation, and Amelia G. Wagner, Henry Gritzfeld, Jr., and Katherine G. Linder, as Executors of the Estate of Henry Gritzfeld, Deceased, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

November 7, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. M. Maupin, of Maupin, Dent, Kay & Satterfield, North Platte, Neb., for Universal Underwriters Ins. Co. and others. C. J. Gatz, North Platte, Neb., was with him on the brief.

Milton C. Murphy, of Murphy, Pederson & Piccolo, North Platte, Neb., for Western Mut. Ins. Co.

Robert G. Simmons, Jr., of Wright, Simmons & Hancock, Scottsbluff, Neb., for appellees Amelia G. Wagner, Henry Gritzfeld, Jr. and Katherine G. Linder. Floyd E. Wright and James R. Hancock, Scottsbluff, Neb., were with him on the brief.

Before VOGEL, Chief Judge, and VAN OOSTERHOUT and LAY, Circuit Judges.


LAY, Circuit Judge.

This is an action brought by Western Mutual Insurance Company for a declaratory judgment under Title 28, U.S.C. § 2201. Western seeks a determination that its coverage to its assured Henry G. Gritzfeld1 is excess coverage and not primary, as against alleged coverage issued by Universal Underwriters Insurance Company to the Masid Chevrolet-Oldsmobile & Cadillac, Inc., owner of a car loaned to Gritzfeld.

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