Legal Opinion
Security Ins. Co. of New Haven v. Choctaw Cotton Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 14, 1931No. 19859PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHefner, J.
The Choctaw Cotton Oil Company carried fire insurance in 12 different insurance companies, covering a quantity of cotton seed hulls located at Muskogee, Okla. Each of the companies had a clause in its policy making it liable only for its proportionate part of the insurance. A fire occurred on the 24th day of June, 1925, causing damage to the property insured.
There is no controversy as to plaintiff’s right to recovery. The controversy is between defendants Security Insurance Company of New Haven and American Equitable Assurance Company of New York on one side and Superior Fire Insurance…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Gerber v. WehnerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
- Fegelson v. Niagara Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Western Woolen Mill Co. v. Northern Assur. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
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- Jorgensen v. Hartford Fire Insurance CompanyUtah Supreme Court · 1962
- The H. Schumacher Oil Works, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Washington State Hop Producers, Inc. v. Harbor InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1983
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