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Colony Ins. Co. v. Buckeye Fire Equip. Co.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Nov 18, 2021
No. 20-2208 (4th Cir. Nov. 18, 2021)

Opinion

20-2208

11-18-2021

COLONY INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BUCKEYE FIRE EQUIPMENT CO., Defendant-Appellee.

William F. Stewart, STEWART SMITH, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania; Gary W. Berdeen, STEWART SMITH, Midlothian, Virginia, for Appellant. Richard L. Pinto, Deborah J. Bowers, Adam L. White, PINTO COATES KYRE &BOWERS, PLLC, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee.


UNPUBLISHED

Submitted: October 5, 2021

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Charlotte. Frank D. Whitney, District Judge. (3:19-cv-00534-FDW-DSC)

William F. Stewart, STEWART SMITH, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania; Gary W. Berdeen, STEWART SMITH, Midlothian, Virginia, for Appellant.

Richard L. Pinto, Deborah J. Bowers, Adam L. White, PINTO COATES KYRE &BOWERS, PLLC, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Before FLOYD and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM

Colony Insurance Company appeals the district court's order denying its motion for summary judgment, awarding summary judgment to Buckeye Fire Equipment Company, and declaring that Colony Insurance Company has a duty to defend Buckeye Fire Equipment Company against claims filed in a multidistrict litigation. We have reviewed the record and discern no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court.[*] Colony Ins. Co. v. Buckeye Fire Equip. Co., No. 3:19-cv-00534-FDW-DSC (W.D. N.C. Oct. 20, 2020). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

[*]Based on our affirmance of the district court's ruling concerning the duty to defend, we decline to address the parties' indemnification arguments. See Harleysville Mut. Ins. Co. v. Buzz Off Insect Shield, L.L.C., 692 S.E.2d 605, 611 (N.C. 2010).


Summaries of

Colony Ins. Co. v. Buckeye Fire Equip. Co.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Nov 18, 2021
No. 20-2208 (4th Cir. Nov. 18, 2021)
Case details for

Colony Ins. Co. v. Buckeye Fire Equip. Co.

Case Details

Full title:COLONY INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BUCKEYE FIRE EQUIPMENT…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Nov 18, 2021

Citations

No. 20-2208 (4th Cir. Nov. 18, 2021)

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