Legal Opinion

Standard Acc. Ins. Co. v. Leslie

District Court, E.D. Illinois

Decided May 13, 1944No. Civil Action 807PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WHAM, District Judge.

The plaintiffs are foreign insurance companies and the defendants are residents and citizens of the State of Illinois. A principal amount in excess of $3,000 is in controversy. Plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment to establish their claim of non-liability under a certain automobile liability policy issued by plaintiffs to the defendant Veronica Leslie on May 18, 1942, for which she had paid the required premiums to plaintiffs’ agent.

Plaintiffs in their complaint filed January 24, 1944, aver that subsequent to the issuance of the policy they cancelled the policy, under…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  4. Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  5. Thompson v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Sears, Roebuck and Co. v. Zurich Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
  2. Carpenter v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1966
  3. Yellow Cab Co. v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
  4. Gray v. New Mexico Military InstituteCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
  5. Johnson v. Interstate Transit LinesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1947

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