FORD MOTOR CREDIT CO. v. AETNA CAS. & SUR. CO.

No. 82-1633.

717 F.2d 959 (1983)

FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, a Connecticut Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided September 19, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Siler (argued), Bellairs, Dean, Cooley & Siler, Flint, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant.

Charles Tuffley, Denenberg, Tuffley, Thorpe, Bocan & Patrick, Susan Tukel (argued), Southfield, Mich., for defendant-appellee.

Before EDWARDS, Chief Judge, LIVELY, Circuit Judge, and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.


PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Ford Motor Credit Company (Ford) appeals from a summary judgment for defendant Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (Aetna), in which the district court found Ford's claim time-barred under the terms of the insurance policy in issue. Jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship. 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Michigan law controls. Erie R.R. Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64, 58 S.Ct. 817, 82...

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