Legal Opinion
Piedmont Fire Ins. Co. v. Aaron
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1943No. 5108PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order dismissing a suit for a declaratory judgment. On September 11, 1942, one Harry J. Aaron, a fur dealer, instituted an action at law in the Circuit Court of Newport News, Virginia, to recover on a contract of insurance evidenced by a binder issued by an agent of the defendant Piedmont Fire Insurance Company. A few days later, the insurance company filed a suit for declaratory judgment in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, asking that the binder be declared null and void on the ground of fraud and…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. QuarlesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1937
- Enelow v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Ettelson v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Di Giovanni v. Camden Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Corp. v. United States Industrial Chemicals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1944
- Hoosier Cas. Co. of Indianapolis, Ind. v. FoxDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1952
- American Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Service Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
- Indemnity Ins. Co. of North America v. SchrieferCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1944
- Yellow Cab Co. v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
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