ST. JOHN'S REG. HEALTH CTR. v. AMERICAN CAS. CO. OF READING, PA.

No. 92-1191.

980 F.2d 1222 (1992)

ST. JOHN'S REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER, Appellee, v. AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 3, 1992.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 2, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Paxton Hasty, Jr., Kansas City, Mo., argued (Lee R. Hardee, III, on the brief), for appellant.

Michael J. Patton, Springfield, Mo., argued (C. Bradley Tuck, on the brief), for appellee.

Before John R. GIBSON, BEAM and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 2, 1993.

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania, (American) appeals a summary judgment1 holding it liable for indemnification of St. John's Regional Health Center (St. John's). St. John's paid $375,000 to settle a medical malpractice claim against Nurse Ruth Lierz, an employee of St. John's and American's named insured. The payment came from funds...

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