Legal Opinion
Western Assur. Co. v. Simmons
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 23, 1951No. 13325PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.
The suit, brought against Jay Simmons, James W. White, and Jewel Webb by Western Assurance Company, hereafter called “Western”, was for a judgment declaring that there was and is no policy of insurance in force and effect between plaintiff and the defendants, or any of them, covering a drilling rig belonging to Simmons and by him leased to White Webb Drilling Company.
The claim in substance was: that on Sunday, September 4, 1941, after 300 feet of hole had been made, there had been a serious blowout and cratering of the well; that the rig was in such imminent peril that…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. QuarlesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1937
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. KochCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1939
- Hardware Mut. Casualty Co. v. SchantzCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- Indemnity Ins. Co. of North America v. SchrieferCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1944
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Raymond C. Byers v. Guinevere E. ByersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Employers' Liability Assur. Corp. v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. BuceDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1961