1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 607 F.2d
  5. 607 F.2d 864 (1979)
 

HOYT v. ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INS. CO.

No. 77-2252.

607 F.2d 864 (1979)

Forrest T. HOYT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Minnesota Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

November 5, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Beshears, O'Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Westover, Killingsworth & Beshears, Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellant.

K. C. Weyl, Burch, Cracchiolo, Levie, Guyer & Weyl, Phoenix, Ariz., for defendant-appellee.

Before MERRILL and TRASK, Circuit Judges, and EAST, District Judge.

MERRILL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Hoyt appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment and dismissal of his action for declaratory judgment against appellee, his professional liability insurance carrier. Hoyt, a lawyer, sought coverage benefits in regard to a malpractice action pending against him in state court.

On April 27, 1973, appellee issued a one-year "Lawyer's Professional Liability Policy" for Hoyt's firm. Paragraph "G" contained the following...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases