Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. United States Fire Insurance v. Terte
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided November 1, 1943No. 38424PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEllison, J.
Original proceeding in mandamus to compel the respondent circuit judge to take jurisdiction of a declaratory judgment suit. The suit was filed by the relator Fire Insurance Company in Jackson County on April 14, 1941, against Eva, F. Hunt. It sought a declaration of the rights of the parties under a $1000 fire insurance policy theretofore issued by relator to said defendant, covering a building on two lots in Breckenridge, Missouri, which had recently been totally destroyed by fire. About two weeks after the institution of the declaratory judgment suit the defendant Eva Hunt brought a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. v. HuffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Altvater v. FreemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by42 opinions
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