Legal Opinion
Clay v. Sun Ins. Office Ltd.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 13, 1960No. 349PublishedCited by 270 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Frankfurter
In 1952, petitioner, while a citizen and resident of Illinois, purchased from respondent in Illinois the contract of insurance upon which this suit is based. The respondent is a British company licensed to do business in Illinois, Florida, and nine other States.
The policy, which petitioner bought for a lump sum, ran for three years. Designated a “Personal Property Floater Policy (World Wide),” it provides world-wide coverage against “all risks” of loss or damage to the property covered, property generally classified as personal property having no fixed situs. A provision of the policy, which…
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