Legal Opinion

Ross v. American Employers' Liability Insurance

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided July 6, 1897PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Hearing upon application of the receiver, Mr. Richard V. Lindabury, for directions.

1Opinion of the Court

Pitney, V. C.

This is an application, upon petition, by the receiver of the insolvent corporation defendant, upon notice to all the creditors, for instructions in the matter of paying a dividend, as to what creditors shall share in it. All the creditors had notice of the application and many of them appeared by counsel.

Three questions were presented:

First. The insolvent corporation issued several kinds or classes of policies of insurance. One class of insurance was by a policy called an “ Employers’ Liability Policy ” to employers insuring against their liability for accidents happening to…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. American Casualty Insurance Company's CaseCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1896

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Lamb v. Belt Casualty Co.California Court of Appeal · 1935
  2. Butler Bros. v. American Fidelity Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
  3. Storm v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1957
  4. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp. v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1939
  5. Fluor Corporation v. Super. Ct.California Supreme Court · 2015

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