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COMPAGNIE DES BAUXITES DE GUINEE v. L'UNION ATLANTIQUE S.A. D'ASSURANCES

No. 83-5114.

723 F.2d 357 (1983)

COMPAGNIE DES BAUXITES DE GUINEE, a corporation, Appellant, v. L'UNION ATLANTIQUE S.A. D'ASSURANCES, Vesta (UK) Insurance Company, and Chiyoda Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Ltd., Tokyo.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided December 22, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cloyd R. Mellott, Dale Hershey, Robert W. Doty (argued), Andrew M. Roman, Robert L. Byer, Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

Thomas F. Weis (argued), David L. Beck, Weis & Weis, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellees.

Before SEITZ, Chief Judge, GIBBONS and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SEITZ, Chief Judge.

Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee (CBG) appeals from an order of the district court dismissing its complaint based on diversity jurisdiction against three of its insurers for want of in personam jurisdiction, as time barred, and because its loss was not caused by a fortuitous event. It is not suggested that any law other than that of the forum is controlling, and we will therefore apply the law of Pennsylvania. The...

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