WEST AMERICAN INS. CO. v. MAESTAS

Civ. A. No. 84-K-1584.

631 F.Supp. 1565 (1986)

WEST AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. Richard Gus MAESTAS, Richard Castro and Mary A. Garcia, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Colorado.

April 21, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara L. Green, Edward H. Widmann, Hall & Evans, Denver, Colo., for plaintiff.

Arthur S. Nieto, Denver, Colo., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

KANE, District Judge.

Jurisdiction of this action is based upon diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Plaintiff, West American Insurance Company, seeks a declaratory judgment under 28 U.S.C. § 2201. The seemingly simple issue is whether the issuer of a homeowner's insurance policy is obligated to defend and pay for damages in a state civil action ensuing from its policy holder's having bitten off the nose and...

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