Legal Opinion
Smith's Transfer and Storage Co. v. Murphy
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 29, 1955No. 1622PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
Defendant appeals from a judgment for plaintiffs. Murphy sued as bailor to recover the value of chattels bailed to defendant and either lost or damaged and for which lie was not indemnified by his insurer, American Insurance Company. The insurance company sued as subrogee to recover the amount by which it indemnified plaintiff for a part of his loss. Murphy was awarded, a judgment for $36.93 and The American Insurance Company for $1,319.-70. No issue is raised as to the insurer and, in view of the subrogation, we will refer only to Murphy as plaintiff in our discussion…
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- Commercial Molasses Corp. v. New York Tank Barge Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Richmond Sand & Gravel Corp. v. Tidewater Const. Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- National Mortgage & Inv. Corp. v. ShulmanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
- Sims v. RoyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1914
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Miller v. Newsweek, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1987
- Bernstein v. NobleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Star Pontiac Company v. Eastern Insurance CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962
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