WESTERN WORLD INS. CO. v. ALLSTATE INS. CO.


140 N.J. Super. 338 (1976)

356 A.2d 83

WESTERN WORLD INSURANCE COMPANY, PLAINTIFF, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, DEFENDANT AND THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFF, v. RICHARD LEWIS AGENCY, THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division.

Supplemented March 17, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Donald Berlin for plaintiff (Messrs Lieb, Teich & Berlin, attorneys).

Mr. Victor C. Harwood, III, for defendant and third-party plaintiff (Messrs. Harwood, Lloyd, Kelly, Ryan, Coyle & Wulster, attorneys).

Mr. Edward M. Gurry, for third-party defendant (Messrs. Gurry and Conlan, attorneys).


PETRELLA, J.S.C.

These two summary judgment motions raise novel questions concerning the relationships between excess and primary insurance carriers and the insurance agency securing such coverage.

Plaintiff Western World Insurance Company (Western) ($40/80,000 excess coverage) seeks indemnification from Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate) ($10/20,000 primary coverage) for $10,000 expended by it, without...

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