WOODFIELD v. BOWMAN

No. 98-30780.

193 F.3d 354 (1999)

Virginia WOODFIELD, et al., Plaintiffs, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Plaintiff-Third Party Defendant-Appellant, v. Charlie BOWMAN, et al., Defendants, Planet Insurance Co., Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 19, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Barnette (argued), Robert Henry Sarpy, Jr., Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, LA, for Planet Insurance Co.

George Davidson Fagan (argued), New Orleans, LA, for Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

Before JONES and WIENER, Circuit Judges, and LITTLE, Chief District Judge


WIENER, Circuit Judge:

In this diversity case, arising from a multi-vehicle highway accident, Third-party Defendant-Appellant Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. ("Nationwide") appeals the judgment of the district court holding it liable to Third-party Plaintiff-Appellee Planet Insurance Co. ("Planet"), which had settled with parties who were covered by the uninsured motorist ("UM") provisions of policies issued by Nationwide. In this appeal, Nationwide challenges the...

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