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United States Fourth Circuit


Cowan Sys., Inc v. Harleysville Mut. Ins. Co., 05-2253

Defendant insurer had a contractual duty to provide plaintiff with a defense in an action commenced against plaintiff by defendant in underlying action, who, facing a claim for premises liability, sought indemnity from plaintiff based on an indemnification provision in a commercial contract between them.

Appellate Information

  • Argued 05/23/2006
  • Decided 08/08/2006
  • Published 08/08/2006

Judges

  • Before WILKINSON and NIEMEYER, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, sitting by designation.

Court

  • United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellees:
  • ARGUED:  William Carlos Parler, Jr., Parler & Wobber, Towson, Maryland, for Appellant.  David A. Skomba, Franklin & Prokopik, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Denise E. Mobley, Parler & Wobber, Towson, Maryland, for Appellant.  Shannon O. Colvin, Franklin & Prokopik, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.
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