Carter Brothers Manufacturing Company, Inc. v. Lumbermen's Underwriting Alliance

Filing 188

JUDGMENT: It is the ORDER, JUDGMENT, and DECREE of the court as follows: The 173 Motion for Order of Payment is granted as further set out in the order. Defendant and third-party plaintiff Lumbermens Underwriting Alliance may issue payment to third -party defendant First Commercial Bank, Ltd. (incorrectly named in these proceedings as First Commercial Bank, Inc.), as sole payee, in the amount of $3,204,244.91 as further set out in the order. With the exception of the right to pursue an awa rd of interest on the claim amount awarded hereunderfrom defendant and third-party plaintiff Lumbermens Underwriting Alliance as is provided in paragraph (7) of this judgment, third-party defendant First Commercial Bank, Ltd. hereby dismisses, with p rejudice, and by order of this court, all other claims it has brought against defendant and third-party plaintiff Lumbermens Underwriting Alliance relating to this matter. 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. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 5/9/2012. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Appeals Checklist) (dmn, )

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION CARTER BROTHERS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) 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.) CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:11cv251-MHT (WO) JUDGMENT It is the ORDER, JUDGMENT, and DECREE of the court as follows: (1) The motion for order of payment (doc. no. 173) is granted. (2) Defendant and third-party plaintiff Lumbermen’s Underwriting Alliance may issue payment to third-party defendant First Commercial Bank, Ltd. (incorrectly named in these proceedings as First Commercial Bank, Inc.), as sole payee, in the amount of $ 3,204,244.91. (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 declaratory-judgment actions. (4) By allowing the issuance of payment to thirdparty defendant First Commercial Bank, Ltd., plaintiff Carter waiving Brothers any Manufacturing rights that it 2 Company, has to Inc. recovery is not against defendant and third-party plaintiff Lumbermen’s Underwriting Alliance. (5) By allowing the issuance of payment to thirdparty defendant First Commercial Bank, Ltd., 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 First Commercial Bank, Ltd., 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 First Commercial Bank, Ltd.’s acceptance of the $ 3,204,244.91 claim payment set forth herein shall not preclude third-party defendant First Commercial Bank, Ltd. from pursuing an award of interest on the claim amount in this lawsuit. 3 (8) Third-party defendant First Commercial Bank, Ltd.’s acceptance of the $3,204,244.91 claim payment set forth herein shall not preclude third-party defendant First Commercial Bank, Ltd. 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 notes entered into by plaintiff Carter Brothers Manufacturing Company, Inc. and third-party defendant First Commercial Bank, Ltd. (9) By allowing issuance of payment to third-party defendant First Commercial Bank, Ltd., plaintiff Carter Brothers Manufacturing Company, Inc. is not waiving any right it may have to recover from defendant and thirdparty 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 4 Brothers Manufacturing Company, Inc. and third-party defendant First Commercial Bank, Ltd., since the date of the loss, although defendant and third-party plaintiff Lumbermen’s Underwriting Alliance denies that third-party defendant First Commercial Bank, Ltd. is entitled to receive any such interest payment from it, pursuant to the policy and applicable law. (10) With the exception of the right to pursue an award of interest on the claim amount awarded hereunder from defendant and third-party plaintiff Lumbermen’s Underwriting Alliance as is provided in paragraph (7) of this judgment, third-party defendant First Commercial Bank, Ltd. hereby dismisses, with prejudice, and by order of this court, all other claims it has brought against defendant and third-party plaintiff Lumbermen’s Underwriting Alliance relating to this matter. 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. 5 This judgment does not terminate any party. DONE, this the 9th day of May, 2012. /s/ Myron H. Thompson UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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