Legal Opinion
Belland v. American Automobile Ins. Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 28, 1953No. 1385PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
Cameron H. Belland shipped seven cartons of personal effects from Los Angeles, California, to Arlington, Virginia. After certain occurrences to which we shall refer later, and when the shipment was ultimately delivered to .him, one of the cartons was missing. The carrier reported it to the police as stolen. . Mr. Belland’s wife, Lenore M. Belland, sued the insurance company on its "Residence and Outside Theft” policy for the value of the contents of the stolen carton. She made no claim on the carrier, Universal Carloading and Distributing Company, but the insurance company…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. Chicago Heights Trucking Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad v. Acme Fast Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Pennsylvania Indemnity Fire Corp. v. AldridgeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Western Transit Co. v. A. C. Leslie & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- General American Transp. Corp. v. Indiana Harbor Belt R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Washington v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- American Insurance Company v. TuttDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
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