Legal Opinion
General Cigar Co. Ex Rel. Home Insurance Co. v. Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 3, 1971No. Civ. 20229, 20489PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARVEY, District Judge:
On March 27, 1966, a fire occurred in a tobacco warehouse in Hughesville, Maryland, belonging to Farmer’s Warehouse, Inc. (“Farmer’s Warehouse”), completely destroying 7526 bales of tobacco owned by General Cigar Co., Inc. (“General Cigar”). The tobacco was insured under two separate policies issued by Home Insurance Company and General Cover Underwriters Association, who paid General Cigar a total of $429,-086 for its loss and received “subrogation receipts” in return. As subrogees, the two insurance companies now seek reimbursement in these two civil actions from…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Caminetti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Smith v. HiginbothomCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
- Cerny-Pickas & Co. v. C. R. Jahn Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1955
- Rock Springs Realty, Inc. v. WaidSupreme Court of Missouri · 1965
- Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1929
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3Cited by28 opinions
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