Legal Opinion
City of Palmyra v. Western Casualty & Surety Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided January 25, 1972No. 34195PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOWD, Judge.
This is an action by the plaintiff (hereinafter City) against its own insurance company, based on the insurer’s refusal to defend a suit brought by one Myers to recover for injuries sustained because of the negligence of the City. The insurer claimed that the policy it issued to the City did not provide coverage for the accident as alleged in Myers’ petition. Myers obtained a verdict and judgment for $12,000 against the City. 1 Plaintiff further alleged that it is paying this judgment and that it expended in the defense of this litigation $6,000 for attorneys’ fees, $2,500 for…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Marshall's U. S. Auto Supply, Inc. v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1945
- Myers v. City of PalmyraSupreme Court of Missouri · 1962
- Sparkman v. Highway Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1967
- State Ex Rel. Inter-State Oil Co. v. BlandSupreme Court of Missouri · 1945
- Home Indemnity Co. v. Transport Indemnity Co.California Court of Appeal · 1968
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Columbia Union National Bank v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Dennis Cain Motor Co. v. Universal Underwriters Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1981
- Bennett v. American Life & Accident Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1973
- Columbia Union National Bank v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1980
- Equity Mutual Insurance Co. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
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