Legal Opinion
Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. v. Kentucky Natural Resources & Environmental Protection Cabinet
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided December 31, 1986PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNN, Judge.
This is an action to hold the surety Ohio Casualty Insurance Company liable for the acts of a public official principal without affording the surety notice and an opportunity to defend the underlying action against the principal. The trial court ruled against the surety by summary judgment, and Ohio Casualty appeals.
Appellee Kentucky Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet is the judgment creditor below. Appellee obtained judgment against Jerry Collins, and against Phyllis Collins and Cleveland Smith for alleged violations of strip mine rules and regulations.…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Escambia Chemical Corp. v. RockerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
- United States v. Howard C. Hayes and Gladys I. Hayes, His Wife, Stanwood P. Whiteley and Margaret Whiteley, His WifeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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