FORD MOTOR CO. v. NORTHBROOK INS. CO.

Nos. 86-2127, 87-1025.

838 F.2d 829 (1988)

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee Cross-Appellant, v. NORTHBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY; et al., Defendants, Claude James Ayliffe, on his own behalf and as representative of those Underwriters at Lloyds, London, Subscribing Policy UHL 1294; Stronghold Insurance Company, Ltd.; North Atlantic Insurance Company, Ltd.; Turegum Insurance Company, Ltd.; Puritan Insurance Company; and Mutual Fire, Marine & Inland Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellants, Mutual Fire, Marine & Inland Insurance Company, Defendant-Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 26, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Porter (argued), Beier, Howlett, Hayward, McCann, Jones, Kingsepp & Shea, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Konrad D. Kohl, Kohl, Secrest, Wardle, Lynch, Clark & Hampton, Farmington Hills, Mich., Janet G. Callahan, Daniel J. Zollner, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, Ill., for appellants and cross-appellee.

Michael G. Vartanian, Dickinson, Wright & Moon, Detroit, Mich., John E.S. Scott (argued), for appellee cross-appellant.

Before MARTIN, MILBURN and NORRIS, Circuit Judges.


BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Defendant insurance companies appeal an order granting Ford Motor Company's motion for summary judgment. Ford cross-appeals the denial of its motion for entry of judgment.

Ford commenced this declaratory relief action alleging that excess automotive products liability insurance policies issued by Lloyds of London, Puritan Insurance Company, and Mutual Fire, Marine & Inland Insurance Company included coverage for punitive...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases