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RALSTON PURINA CO. v. HARTFORD ACC. & INDEM. CO.

No. 75-1536.

540 F.2d 915 (1976)

RALSTON PURINA COMPANY, a corporation, Appellant, v. HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY, a corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 9, 1976.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 31, 1976.

As Amended September 29, 1976.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 27, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen C. Murphy, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant; Frederick H. Mayer, of Cook, Murphy, Lance & Mayer, St. Louis, Mo., on brief.

Joseph M. Kortenhof, of Kortenhof & Ely, St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before GIBSON, Chief Judge, and HEANEY and WEBSTER, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 31, 1976.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 27, 1976.

WEBSTER, Circuit Judge.

Ralston Purina Company (Purina) brought this action in the District Court to recover proceeds under two liability insurance policies issued by Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company (Hartford). Purina's alleged liability arose when certain flocks of chickens it sold to a third party were found to be contaminated...

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