Legal Opinion

Georgia Home Ins. Co. v. Means

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 10, 1951No. 13248_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.

Brought under the “blowout” provision 1 of an insurance policy, TR-2293, the suit was for loss and damage,to an oil rig and equipment.

The claim was that while plaintiff was engaged in drilling an oil well with the insured rig, a “blowout”, as that term is defined in the policy, occurred, causing loss and damage to the equipment insured under the policy to the extent of $40,483.38.

The defenses, in addition to a denial, were affirmative pleas: (1) of no blowout; as that term is defined 2 in the policy; (2) breach of clause 11 of the policy, “Impairment of Liability”; and…

2Cited by9 opinions

  1. Equity Oil Company, a Corporation v. National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
  2. Fidelity-Phenix Fire Insurance Company of New York, & v. Otis W. Dyer, Jr., & Otis W. Dyer, Jr., & v. Fidelity-Phenix Insurance Company of New York, &Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
  3. Sutton Drilling Company, Inc. v. Universal Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
  4. Creole Explorations, Inc. v. Underwriters at Lloyd's LondonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
  5. Dyer v. Fidelity-Phenix Fire Ins.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1953

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