Legal Opinion

Mitcham v. Travelers Indemnity Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided April 6, 1942No. 4901PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SOPER, Circuit Judge.

This suit for a declaratory judgment was brought by the Travelers Indemnity Company against Ruth B. Gray, administratrix of the estate of Franklin Gray, and against William C. Mitcham, Jr., to secure an adjudication as to the coverage of a policy of insurance issued by it to Gray on September 9, 1939, to protect him from liability for bodily injury and property damage that might be caused in the use of his Buick automobile.

On January 20, 1940, Gray purchased a new Lincoln Zephyr car and while driving it on February 1, 1940, he was killed in collision with the abutment of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Merchants Mutual Casualty Co. v. LambertSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1940
  2. Sly v. American Indemnity Co.California Court of Appeal · 1932
  3. Ash-Grove Lime & Portland Cement Co. v. Southern Surety Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1931
  4. Jamison v. Phoenix Indemnity Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1941
  5. Continental Casualty Co. v. TrennerDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1939

3Cited by48 opinions

  1. Grant v. Emmco InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
  2. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. ShafferSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1959
  3. Hoffman v. Illinois Nat. Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1947
  4. Koehn v. Union Fire InsuranceNebraska Supreme Court · 1950
  5. Maryland Indemnity & Fire Insurance Exchange v. SteersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1960

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