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

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OHIO CASUALTY INSI]Itr{,NCE COMPANY

cAsE NO.02-Cv04064

IINION PACII.'IC RAILROAD (]OMPANY;

LoRl AI,I,ENBRAND;'I'RI-STATR TRAFFIC

CONTROL, INC. and GREGORY L. LOGAN

IINION PACII,'IC RAI LROAI) COMPANyi

L()I.lI AI.T,RNBRA,N l); rrnd I'RI-STATE

I'RAF'FI (] (.'ONTROL. INC.

CROWLEY INSURANCE, INC.; CROLEY

INSUIUN{IE & }'INANCIAL, INC., and

ts. THOMAS TIROI,EY, JR.

JUDGME-NI

Oltio LltrsurrlLl, Insurattce Llourpatry's Motirrrr lor Sumnrary Judgrrrcnt (D()u. I l6) and

Llnion Pacific Railroad flompany's Motion t'or Sumrnary Judgment on plaintifl'Ohio Llasuauy

Insurance flompany's Conplaint firr Declalirtory Judgrnent and RestiLution (I)oc. 69) wcrc heard

on January Il, 2005. On May 26, 2005 thc Comt enterecl aMemorandum Opinion (Doc. lfj5)

and an orcler (f)oc. 1 6(i) conceming, anrong orher things, l)eintjff ohio ltasualtl,'s Motion for

Suntminy .ludgmerrt arrcl Counter-Claimant tJnion Pacif,ic's Motion for Sruhmary Judgrnelt. On

.lunc 17, 2 0-5 Lori Allenhrand and lii-stale TralJic: control. Inc. filcd slipularions (Doc. 179).

On A.ugust 8,2005. ljnion Pacilic Rai]road Cornpany ancl (ihio Casualty ]nsurancc Comp'ny

filcd Stipulations (Doc. I 86).

From rhe pleadings, dcpositions, answers to interrogatorics, antl aclmissions on filc,

togothcr t'ith thc rrlIidavits, axguments of connsel irnd other matters, things arrd proql'hefore thc

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1'HIRD-PARTY PI,AINl'IFFS

.I'HIRD-P,4 RTY T}EFENI}ANTS

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Court. Iltr.r Llourt llnds that;

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For lhe reasons sel lbrth in t]re Mernorartlunr Opinion (Doc. 165)zurd Order (Doc.

166) filed May 26,2005, there is no genuine issue as to a rnatcrial fact conccrnirrg

liability orr the chim lirr restitution ol'Ohio Casualty Insurance Company against

thrion Pacilic Railroad Clompany (Doc. 121). As a result ofthe Stipulations (Doc.

186) filcd August 8. 2005, thcrc is no genuine issue as to a material lact

c{rncerning damirges on the claim lirr restitution rll'Ohio Casualty Insurance

Company against Llnion Pacific Railroad Company. Ohio Casualty lnsurancc

Ciotnpany is thcrctbrc cfltitlcd ro iudgnldnr frlr restilurion against Llnion Pacific

Raillt;rd (.'onrpany in the suur ol $3,034,565.76, plus pre-judgment intcrcst

theretn llom April 7,2003 throughthed te of entry of this.iudgrncnt at thc ratc ol'

644 pcr annurn as prcscribcd hy Article lg, Sectirln 13, ollthe Arkiursas

(.!.rnstitution.

For the reasons set forth in the Memorandum Opinion (Doc. 165) and Order (Doc.

I66) frled May 26, 2005, thcrc is no gcnuinc issuc rrl'a mirterial lacl concerning

thc Countctclirirl of lJrrion Pacilic Railnrrrd Conrpany against Ohio Casualty

hsutiln,.:e Company (I)cr. 1{i4). That Countcrclairn should bi dismissucl ,"vith

pre.;udice.

The clairns fcrr declaratory relief asscrted by Plaintiff Ohio (,i'asualry lusurance

Cotnpany and by Clountcr-ClirimirnL t Jnion Paci ljc Railroad ftornprury (Doc. l22)

wcre deternrined hy the L.'ourt in its Memorandurn Opinion (lJoc. 165);rrrd Order

(Doc. 166). Iior thc rcasons discussed in such Opinion and Order, Ohio (lasualty

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Ittsurancc Clonrpany is entitled to a dcclaratirrn thdt ir had no duty to rlel'end Llnion

Pacific Railrrrad Company on any claim assefted against it inthe.Iohnson

L,itig tion, nor did it havc any duty to pay any clairn asscrtecl against Union

Pacific Railroiid L'ornpany in that litigatitin.

4. In an order filed Junr' 13, 2005 (Doc. 176), thc thircl-prrrty claims of Union pacific

Railroad Company, Loti Allenbrand and 'l ri-State TrafTic Control. Inc. against

Crowley Insur ncr:, Inc., Crolcy lnsurarce & Financial, Inc. and B. Thomas

(lloley, Jr. were disrnisscd willi prejudice.

5. Pursuant. tlre stipulations filcd on.lune 17,2005 (Doc. 179). the cor.rnterclaim

of Lori Allenbrand and'lii-fltate Trirffic Control, Inc. against Ohio Casualty

hisurance Clompany (Iloc. 60) should be dismissetl wiLh prejudice.

6. l hird-tlarty PlainLi ll'Llnion Pacific Railroad Conrpiury and l hird-parrv

L)ef'endants I win City F ire h$ulance (tompany and 'Ihe Hartford Casualty

Insurancc (lorrrparny have amounccd to the (loufl tlrat the claims betweerr lhern

have been settled. Thereforc, thc 'I'hird-Parry (lornplaint of IJrrion pacific

Raih'oad Company against Twin City Fire Insurancc (,irmparry and 'l hc Hartl'trrtl

Casnaltir Iflsur nce f.]orntrrany (Doc. 56) shoujd be disrnisscd with prejudice.

It is, thercftrrc, herehy ORDERED, LIUCREED, ATJJLIDGED and DECLARED rhar:

A. PlaintiffL)hio (lasualty Insurancc cornparry lrave and recovcr ofand litrrn th;

dcl'endant, I-lrrio' Pacific Raih oad L-b'rpa.y. the s'rn of i1i3,478..516.g0, rr,'ith

intcrcst thoreon at the rate of 3.84% pcrccnt per amtun as providcrl by law, and its

costs ()l'aLrtion, Ibr all of which execution rnay issuc as provided by lnw.

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B. Plainlill'Ohio Casualty lnsrrance Cornpany harl no cluty to clefcnd t.tnjon pacific

Railrtrird cornpany orr arry clairn asscrtcd against it in rhe Johnnn Litildtioh, nor

did ohio casualty Insurancc Lrompa'y have zury duty to pay a'y claim rrssertecl

agrrirst lJnion Pacific Railroarl Company in that litigation, plairtill ehio

casualty lnsurance cornpany and I )e llendants U'ion paciric Railroad co^p;rny,

Lori Allenbrand, 'lii-State Traffic Control. Inc. and Gregory L. Logan are all

bound by this declirration and detr'rminatjorr.

c. Thc counterclairn o1'u'ion Pacific Rajrroad company againsr ohio casualty

InsuLance Company br:. iurd is hereby. disrnissed with preiudicc.

j-). The Clountcrclirinr ol'Lori Allcnbtand and Tri-State Traffic Corrtrol, Inc. against

ohio casualty I'surancc corrrpa'y be, a'd is hcreby, rlisrnissed with prejudice.

I.- The Third Party clonlplainr.l'flnion Pacif-rc Rrri]rord company agirinst Twin citi

Fire l'surance company and'lhc Hart{'ortl casualty I'surance (.'''rpmry bc, and ir

herehy, clisniissed with prejudice and with each party kr that Third-party

Complaint bcaring its own cosrs.

F. Each and cvcry other claim not refcrcnccd irhove is hereby distrissed with

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APPROVLD AS'fO FORM:

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Eltrrrr A. Rieves IV, lawyer f'or

Olrio Casualty Insurance Company

Sean F. Rturmcl. lawyer fbr

Union Paci {ic Railroad Cotnpar:y

Rohcrt L. Ilenry, III, la

Lori Allenbrand irnd 'l'ri-Slate

Traffic Contrrrl, [nc.

(.'rt;wlcy lnsurance. Inc.. Croley

lnsLLrance & Firrancial. lnc. and

lJ. I homrrs Clolcy. Jr,

IJ. Marks, er lor

win City Fire Insurrurcc Co 'I he Hartlord Casualty Insurancc

Company

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Prej udgrnent Interest Calculatrons

April 7, 2003 $3,034,565.79

April 7.2004 $182,073.90

April 7.2005 $182.073.90

Scptcmbcr I4, 2005 ( I6{) days sincrl April 7)

($182,073.90 . 365 days) x 160 days = $79,813.21

$79,811.21

Total; $3.478.526.80

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