Legal Opinion
John J. Donnelly v. Transportation Insurance Company, Continental Casualty Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 30, 1979No. 77-2164PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
John J. Donnelly, the appellant, sued the two appellee insurance companies for their refusal to defend him under a series of professional liability insurance policies. Jurisdiction is based upon 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (diversity of citizenship). Donnelly claimed as damages the costs of his defense and losses to him occasioned by settlement of a suit against him. The district court, sitting without a jury, found that the insurance companies did not owe Donnelly the duty of a defense. 1 Thus, the court never reached the question as to the measure of Donnelly’s damages. It is…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gray v. Zurich Insurance Co.California Supreme Court · 1966
- Lee v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Cadwallader v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- The Babcock & Wilcox Company v. Parsons Corporation v. Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Lerner v. General Ins. Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1978
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3Cited by64 opinions
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- Brooks, Tarlton, Gilbert, Douglas & Kressler, Etc., Cross-Appellants v. United States Fire Insurance Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- First Bank of Turley v. Fidelity & Deposit Insurance Co. of MarylandSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
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