Legal Opinion
Evans v. Continental Casualty Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 12, 1952No. 31897PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDonwortr, J.
This action was brought by plaintiff, who was an insured under a public liability insurance policy issued by defendant, to recover the sum of $9,250 paid by him in compromise of two damage actions brought against him, together with his expenses and attorney fees incurred in connection with compromise of the two suits.
The case was tried before the court sitting with a jury, but, at the close of the testimony, the court, with the consent of the parties, withdrew the case from the jury and entered findings of fact and conclusions of law upon which it rendered judgment for plaintiff in the total…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- St. Louis Dressed Beef & Provision Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Douglas v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1924
- Burnham v. Commercial Casualty Insurance Co. of NewarkWashington Supreme Court · 1941
- McCombs v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New YorkMissouri Court of Appeals · 1935
- Carthage Stone Co. v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1918
3Cited by42 opinions
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- Besel v. Viking InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 2002
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