RALSTON PURINA CO. v. HOME INS. CO.

No. 84-1333.

760 F.2d 897 (1985)

RALSTON PURINA CO., Appellant, v. The HOME INSURANCE CO., et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 1, 1985.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing June 10, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Allen, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

Joseph M. Kortenhof and Henry D. Menghini, St. Louis, Mo., for appellees.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and JOHN R. GIBSON and FAGG, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Ralston Purina Company, after an adverse verdict on a products liability claim, brought this diversity action against its insurers. It claimed the proceeds under an excess insurance policy issued by The Home Insurance Company and alleged that Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, its primary carrier, breached its duty of good faith in failing to adequately inform Ralston that the products...

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