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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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{00027708.DOC .}

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE 

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION 

CARTER BROTHERS ) 

MANUFACTURING COMPANY, ) 

INC., ) 

 ) 

 Plaintiff, ) 

 ) 

 v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 

 ) 2:11cv251-MHT (WO) 

LUMBERMEN’S UNDERWRITING ) 

ALLIANCE, an Inter- ) 

Insurance Exchange Company, ) 

 ) 

 Defendant and Third- ) 

 Party Plaintiff, ) 

 ) 

 v. ) 

 ) 

GE COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION ) 

FINANCE CORP., et al., ) 

 ) 

 Third-Party Defendants. ) 

JUDGMENT 

It is the ORDER, JUDGMENT and DECREE of the court 

as follows: 

(1) The motion for order of payment to Regions Bank 

(Doc. No. 210) is granted. 

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(2) Defendant and third-party plaintiff Lumbermen’s 

Underwriting Alliance may issue payment to third-party 

defendant Regions Bank, as sole payee, in the amount of 

$277,072.67. 

(3) By issuing payment and doing so in the fashion 

described herein, defendant and third-party plaintiff 

Lumbermen’s Underwriting Alliance is not waiving any 

rights it may have with respect to: (a) recovery of 

this amount from plaintiff Carter Brothers 

Manufacturing Company, Inc. and/or third-party 

defendants June Arn and Jonathan Arn; (b) its abilities 

to question whether coverage exists in this matter and 

what sums, if any, are owed to the other loss payees; 

and (c) its ability to continue with its declaratoryjudgment actions. 

(4) By allowing the issuance of payment to thirdparty defendant Regions Bank, plaintiff Carter Brothers 

Manufacturing Company, Inc. is not waiving any rights 

that it has to recovery against defendant and thirdparty plaintiff Lumbermen’s Underwriting Alliance. 

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(5) By allowing the issuance of payment to thirdparty defendant Regions Bank, plaintiff Carter Brothers 

Manufacturing Company, Inc. is not waiving any defense 

asserted by it in its amended answer to defendant and 

third-party plaintiff Lumbermen’s Underwriting 

Alliance’s counterclaim. 

(6) By allowing the issuance of payment to thirdparty defendant Regions Bank, third-party defendants 

June Arn and Jonathan Arn are not waiving any defense 

asserted by them in their amended answer to defendant 

and third-party plaintiff Lumbermen’s Underwriting 

Alliance’s third-party complaint. 

(7) Third-party defendant Regions Bank’s acceptance 

of the $277,072.67 claim payment set forth herein shall 

not preclude third-party defendant Regions Bank from 

pursuing an award of interest on the claim amount in 

this lawsuit. 

(8) Third-party defendant Regions Bank’s acceptance 

of the $277,072.67 claim payment set forth herein shall 

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not preclude third-party defendant Regions Bank from 

collecting from plaintiff Carter Brothers Manufacturing 

Company, Inc. and third-party defendants June Arn and 

Jonathan Arn any additional interest that has accrued 

or other amounts that have become due since the date of 

loss pursuant to the terms of the loan agreements and 

promissory notes entered into by plaintiff Carter 

Brothers Manufacturing Company, Inc. and third-party 

defendant Regions Bank. 

(9) By allowing issuance of payment to third-party 

defendant Regions Bank, plaintiff Carter Brothers 

Manufacturing Company, Inc. is not waiving any right it 

may have to recover from defendant and third-party 

plaintiff Lumbermen’s Underwriting Alliance any 

additional interest that has accrued or other amounts 

that have become due, pursuant to the terms of the loan 

agreements and notes entered into by plaintiff Carter 

Brothers Manufacturing Company, Inc. and third-party 

defendant Regions Bank since the date of the loss, 

although defendant and third-party plaintiff 

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Lumbermen’s Underwriting Alliance denies that thirdparty defendant Regions Bank is entitled to receive any 

such interest payment from it, pursuant to the policy 

and applicable law. 

The clerk of the court is DIRECTED to enter this 

document on the civil docket as a final judgment 

pursuant to Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure. 

This judgment does not terminate any party. 

DONE, this the 18th day of July, 2012. 

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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