Legal Opinion
Aetna Insurance Company v. Travis B. Stanford, Individually and D/B/A Stanford Construction Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 17, 1959No. 17637PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
This is an equitable proceeding instituted by appellees, Travis B. Stanford, individually and d/b/a Stanford Construction Company, and Stanford Construction Company, Inc., a corporation, seeking, on the ground of mutual mistake, reformation of an insurance policy issued by appellant, Aetna Insurance Company.
The policy as issued on a printed form customarily used by the company, contained the following printed exclusion, among others:
“Loss or damage caused by flood meaning inundation, waves, tide or tidal waves, high water or overflow of streams or bodies of water…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- James C. Hobbs v. Wisconsin Power & Light Company and William Powell CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
- Steccone v. Morse-Starrett Products Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Winter Park Telephone Co. v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1950
- Samuel Kweskin v. Jay L. FinkelsteinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Aetna Insurance Company v. PaddockCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Woods Construction Company, Inc., a Corporation v. Pool Construction Company, a PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
- Dorothy M. Schlitt, Etc. v. State of Florida, Dorothy M. Schlitt, Charles Matthews and Donald Good v. Bernard SligerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- The Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York v. Indiana Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company v. George Crawford, D/B/A Tradeall CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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