Legal Opinion

Continental Insurance Co. v. DNE Corp.

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided July 20, 1992PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAUGHTREY, Justice.

Pursuant to Rule 23 of the Rules of the Tennessee Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has certified two questions to this Court arising out of a declaratory judgment action, in which the plaintiff insurance company asked the federal district court to determine the scope of coverage provided by a business-interruption insurance policy issued to the defendant corporation.

1. QUESTIONS CERTIFIED

The questions are as follows:

1. Under Tennessee law, is DNE Corporation entitled to recover the amount of its “continuing normal operating…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Washington Restaurant Corp. v. General Insurance Co. of AmericaWashington Supreme Court · 1964
  2. Goetz v. Hartford Fire InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1927
  3. Supermarkets Operating Co. v. Arkwright Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1966
  4. United Land Investors, Inc. v. Northern Ins. Co. of Am.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1985

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Artist Building Partners and Howard Caughron v. Auto-Owners Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2013
  2. Amerigraphics, Inc. v. Mercury Casualty Co.California Court of Appeal · 2010
  3. Gates v. State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2005
  4. Dictiomatic, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1997
  5. Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Sexton Foods Co.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 1993

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