Roberts v. Union Insurance Society
Oregon Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtWarner, J.
This is an action on an insurance policy issued by the defendant, Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd. It is here on appeal from a judgment for plaintiff following an order overruling the insurance company’s demurrer to the complaint after its default in pleading further. The only error alleged is the court’s ruling on the demurrer. The question involved is one of coverage.
The facts are simple; plaintiff’s Caterpillar tractor, while being operated on the ocean beach near Long Beach, Washington, became stuck in the sand. During this impairment to its further operation, it was “engulfed and…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Stipcich v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Medford v. Pacific National Fire InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1950
- Schweigert v. Beneficial Standard Life InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1955
- Clark Motor Co. v. United Pacific InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1943
- Boyd v. OlcottOregon Supreme Court · 1921
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- Larson Construction Company, an Oregon Corporation, and R. C. Larson v. Oregon Automobile Insurance Co., an Oregon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- Royal Indemnity Co. v. John F. Cawrse Lumber Co.District Court, D. Oregon · 1965
- Waterman Steamship Corporation v. SnowDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1963
- Close-Smith v. ConleyDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1964
- Teeples v. TolsonDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1962
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