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141595P.pdf 03/20/2015 Tri-National, Inc. v. Canal Insurance Company
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 14-1595
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - Cape Girardeau
[PUBLISHED] [Riley, Author, with Colloton and Kelly, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - Motor Carrier Act of 1980. Tri-National held a default
judgment against Canal's insured and was the real party in interest under
Missouri law; Alabama court did not render a final judgment on the merits
of Tri-National's present claim on the MCS-90 endorsement issue since that
claim was voluntarily dismissed, and the present claim was not barred by
res judicata; Tri-National could assert its rights as a member of the
general public under the MCS-90 endorsement and that fact that its insurer
had satisfied its claim did not preclude this action or absolve defendant
of its obligations under the endorsement.