Legal Opinion
Jernigan v. New Amsterdam Casualty Company
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided December 18, 1961No. 6849PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOBLE, Justice.
Recovery is sought against New Amsterdam Casualty Company upon a policy of Workmen’s Compensation and Employers’ Liability insurance issued to Clark and Day Exploration Company, a partnership, and in the alternative, if the policy fails to cover plaintiff, against Werntz Agency, Inc. for negligent failure to secure the insurance coverage agreed upon. Appeal is taken from an order dismissing the complaint against both defendants for failure to state grounds upon which relief can be granted.
We shall refer to the parties as they appeared in the court below. The insurance company…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Towne v. EisnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Brant v. California Dairies, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1935
- Armstrong Paint & Varnish Works v. Continental Can Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1921
- Stoops v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- District of Columbia v. GallaherSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Shaeffer v. KeltonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1980
- Heckathorn v. HeckathornNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- Schultz & Lindsay Construction Co. v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1972
- Jones v. International Union of Operating EngineersNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1963
- Bottijliso v. Hutchison Fruit Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1981
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