Legal Opinion
Bird v. Penn Central Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 8, 1973No. Civ. A. No. 71-358PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOSEPH S. LORD, III, Chief Judge.
In this diversity action, plaintiffs are certain named underwriters trading under the name of Lloyds of London. They seek to rescind two insurance policies providing coverage for defendants, the Penn Central Company, its officers and directors. This action is based on alleged false statements and omissions in defendants’ application for insurance. Defendants have interposed, inter alia, the defense of laches, alleging that since plaintiffs knew or should have known of the grounds upon which they are now basing their action for rescission…
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