Legal Opinion
Midwestern Ins. Co. v. Cathey
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 26, 1953No. 35338PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVISON, Justice.
Betty Cathey sued Harvey Johnson for the wrongful death of her husband resulting from an automobjle collision. Harvey Johnson requested the Midwestern Insurance Company to defend the case because of an automobile policy Midwestern had issued insuring Johnson against such damages. Midwestern refused to defend the suit on the theory that the policy had been duly and timely cancelled for nonpayment of premiums.
After Cathey had obtained judgment against Johnson in the amount of $4,995, she proceeded in garnishment against Midwestern because of the automobile liability insurance…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Trinity Universal Insurance v. WillrichWashington Supreme Court · 1942
- Medford v. Pacific National Fire InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1950
- Naify v. Pacific Indemnity Co.California Supreme Court · 1938
- Gendron v. Calvert Fire Ins. Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1943
- Great American Indemnity Co. v. DeatherageSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. NosserMississippi Supreme Court · 1964
- Koehn v. Central National InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1960
- Gerard v. Massachusetts Bonding & InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1964
- Hartsfield v. Carolina Casualty Insurance Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1966
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Richard M. ChaneyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1959
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