CARRIERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. GRIFFIE

Civ. A. No. 68-1167.

357 F.Supp. 441 (1973)

CARRIERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. Emmitt GRIFFIE, an Individual, and the Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company, a corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, W. D. Pennsylvania.

April 18, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen T. Lane, Wayman, Irvin, Trushel & McAuley, Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendants.

Thomas J. Reinstadtler, Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiff.


OPINION

DUMBAULD, District Judge.

This is a dispute between two insurance companies, one of which (Carriers), after making a concededly fair and reasonable settlement with an accident victim, now seeks indemnity from the defendant company (Hartford) on the theory that plaintiff's policy contains an excess coverage clause while defendant's contains a pro-rata clause.1 However, Hartford...

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