NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. v. SHOWA SHIPPING CO.

No. 93-15627.

47 F.3d 316 (1995)

NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SHOWA SHIPPING CO., LTD., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 19, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam D. Delich, Flynn, Delich & Wise, San Francisco, CA, for defendant-appellant.

Henry D. Dicum and Cory A. Birnberg, Birnberg & Associates, San Francisco, CA, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: PREGERSON, WIGGINS, Circuit Judges; and FONG, District Judge.


FONG, District Judge:

INTRODUCTION

Showa Shipping Co., Ltd. ("Showa") appeals the district court's judgment after a bench trial requiring Showa to indemnify National Union Fire Insurance Co. ("National Union") for funds National Union contributed to the settlement of a state wrongful death and injury action ("underlying action"). We REVERSE and REMAND.

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