MICHIGAN CHEMICAL CORP. v. AMERICAN HOME ASSUR. CO.

Nos. 82-1438 to 82-1440.

728 F.2d 374 (1984)

MICHIGAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, and American Mutual Reinsurance Company, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee, v. AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, Principal Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, (82-1438) and INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, Defendant-Appellant, (82-1439) Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, Defendant-Appellant, (82-1440) v. MIDLAND INSURANCE COMPANY, Third-Party Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided March 1, 1984.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 27, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Finke, Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, Ill., Thomas J. McNamara, argued, Grand Rapids, Mich., for Michigan Chemical Corp. plaintiff-appellee.

Donald M. Haskell, Michael J. Sehr, argued, William F. Ryan, Haskell & Perrin, Chicago, Ill., Michael W. Betz, Grand Rapids, Mich., for American Mut. Reinsurance Co. plaintiff-intervenor-appellee.

Thomas Burke, James T. Ferrini, argued, Clausen, Miller, Gorman, Caffrey & Witous, Chicago, Ill., A. Newton Dilley, Charles N. Dewey, Jr., Dilley, Dewey & Waddell, Grand Rapids, Mich., for Ins. Co. of North America defendant-appellant.

D. Kendall Griffith, argued, Hinshaw, Clubertson, Moelmann, Hoban & Fuller, Thomas J. Weithers, Chicago, Ill., Robert J. Eleveld, Grand Rapids, Mich., Robert J. Feldhake, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Los Angeles, Cal., for Aetna Cas. and Sur. Co. defendant-appellant.

David M. Tyler, argued, Tyler & Canham, Detroit, Mich., William G. Reamon, Grand Rapids, Mich., Gerald B. Mullin, Epton, Mullin, Segan & Druth, Chicago, Ill., Patrick Foley, Samuel H. Brenner, American Home Assur. Co., New York City, for American Home Assur. Co. principal defendant and third-party plaintiff-appellant.

Theron K. Carter, Middleville, Mich., Patrick W. Priest, Kalamazoo, Mich., amicus curiae.

C. Barry Montgomery, Jacobs, Williams & Montgomery, Chicago, Ill., for Midland Ins. Co. third-party-defendant.

Before KEITH, CONTIE and WELLFORD, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 27, 1984.

CONTIE, Circuit Judge.

The defendants, American Home Assurance Company (American Home), Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (Aetna) and Insurance Company of North America (INA) have filed an interlocutory appeal in response to a partial summary judgment granted by the district court in favor of the plaintiffs, Michigan Chemical Corporation (MCC) and American Mutual Reinsurance Company (Amreco). Since the...

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