Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Lexington Insurance
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
Decided September 12, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 2348PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*48OPINION
WIDENER, District Judge
(by assignment) .
This action is a suit on a policy of fire insurance issued by the defendant in favor of the plaintiffs.
Following the fire loss, the plaintiffs filed suit in the General Court of Justice, Superior Court Division, of Harnett County, North Carolina. Defendants filed a petition for removal to this court, and the action is here on plaintiffs’ motion to remand to the State court.
The policy contained the following service of suit clause:
“Service of Suit Clause: It is agreed that in the event of the failure of this Company to pay any amount claimed to be…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Republic Steel Corp. v. MaddoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- National Equipment Rental, Ltd. v. SzukhentSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Kring v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Home Ins. Co. v. MorseSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Foster v. Chesapeake Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Lavan Petroleum Company v. Underwriters at LloydsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1971
- Perini Corporation v. Orion Insurance Co.District Court, E.D. California · 1971
- Capital Bank & Trust Co. v. Associated International InsuranceDistrict Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1984
- Public Water Supply District No. 1 v. American InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1979
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