Legal Opinion

Hanney v. Franklin Fire Ins. Co. of Philadelphia

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 24, 1944No. 10647PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HEALY, Circuit Judge.

Appellants sued in the district court to recover for a loss upon a policy of insurance issued by appellee. Their amended complaint contained two counts the first of which attempted to state a claim on the policy as written. The second sought reformation. The court granted appellee’s motion to dismiss the first count on the ground of its failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. A judgment of dismissal directed to this count was then entered, and the appeal is from this judgment. Following the entry of the judgment and prior to appealing from it appellants…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Reeves v. BeardallSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Modin v. Matson Nav. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1942

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Town of Clarksville, Va. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1952
  2. Walter W. Johnson Company v. Reconstruction Finance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
  3. Schiel v. New York Life Ins. CoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
  4. Ware v. Travelers Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1945
  5. Clark v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947

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