Fireman's Fund Indemnity Company v. United States, 13341.
| Decision Date | 19 February 1954 |
| Docket Number | No. 13341.,13341. |
| Citation | 210 F.2d 472 |
| Parties | FIREMAN'S FUND INDEMNITY COMPANY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. |
| Court | U.S. Court of Appeals — Ninth Circuit |
Anderson, McPharlin & Conners, Kenneth E. Lewis, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.
Ellis N. Slack, Meyer Rothwacks, Fred E. Youngman, Sp. Assts. to Atty. Gen., Washington, D. C., Laughlin E. Waters, U. S. Atty., E. H. Mitchell, Edward R. McHale, Asst. U. S. Attys., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellees.
Worthington, Park & Worthington, Alden Ames, Herbert Kohlwes, San Francisco, Cal., amici curiæ.
Before MATHEWS, STEPHENS and BONE, Circuit Judges.
In an action by appellee, the United States, against Swedlow Engineering Company, Inc., and appellant, Fireman's Fund Indemnity Company, D.C., 100 F. Supp. 796, and a judgment was entered against both defendants on November 21, 1952. Appellant has appealed. The judgment is reversed as to appellant upon the authority of Westover v. William Simpson Construction Co., 9 Cir., 908 F.2d 209, decided January 28, 1954.
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