Legal Opinion
Garford Trucking, Inc. v. Alliance Ins. Co. Of Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 2, 1952No. 156, Docket 22189PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Chief Judge.
This is an action on a policy of insurance covering “the legal liability of the Assured as a carrier * * * for loss or damage from perils hereinafter specified to shipments of lawful goods and merchandise * * * in transit in or on” trucks of the Assured between points in the United States or Canada. Federal jurisdiction rests on diversity of citizenship. Upon the conceded facts each party moved for summary judgment. The plaintiff’s motion was granted, D.C., 98 F.Supp. 781, and the defendant has appealed.
The question presented involves the interpretation of the following…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gould Morris Electric Co. v. Atlantic Fire Insurance Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1948
- C. & J. Commercial Driveway, Inc. v. Fidelity & Guaranty Fire Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1932
- Mendelsohn v. Automobile InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Barish-Sanders Motor Co. v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceNebraska Supreme Court · 1938
- Bucks County Construction Co. v. Alliance Ins.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Bill Brown Construction Co. v. Glens Falls Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1991
- Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. Simpsonville Wrecker Service, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1994
- Employers Liability Assur. Corp. v. Groninger & KingCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
- ARROW IND. CARRIERS v. ContinentalNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1989
- Trinity Universal Insurance v. Robert P. Stapp, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1963
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