Legal Opinion

Boyle v. National Cas. Co.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided November 19, 1951No. 1132PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOOD, Associate Judge.

Appellant, owner and operator of a restaurant business, purchased from appellee insurance company an insurance policy by which the company undertook to pay all sums, within specified limits, which the insured should 'become obligated to pay because of bodily injury sustained by any person, “caused by accident * * * and arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use” of the restaurant. The policy stipulated : “Assault and battery shall be deemed an accident unless committed by or at the direction of the Insured.” The policy also provided that “as respects insurance…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Lee v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
  2. Goldberg v. Lumber Mutual Casualty InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
  3. Lamb v. Belt Casualty Co.California Court of Appeal · 1935
  4. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. Continental Casualty Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1945
  5. Springfield Township v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Brohawn v. Transamerica InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
  2. Ritchie v. Anchor Casualty Co.California Court of Appeal · 1955
  3. John J. Donnelly v. Transportation Insurance Company, Continental Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
  4. Travelers Indemnity Co. v. United Food & Commercial Workers International UnionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
  5. S. Freedman & Sons, Inc. v. Hartford Fire InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978

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