Legal Opinion
The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York v. Emmadean N. Commander
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1956No. 7128_1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
Emmadean Commander (hereinafter called the Beneficiary) filed a civil action against The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York (hereinafter called the Insurer) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. The District Court entered summary judgment for $25,000 in favor of the Beneficiary and against the Insurer. The Insurer has duly appealed to us.
On Wednesday, July 8, 1953, Dr. J. C. Commander of Martinsville, Virginia, purchased a ticket from American Airlines at Newark Airport for an airplane trip on that date from Newark, New Jersey,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Gatewood v. Continental General Life Ins. Co. of HartfordDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1927
- Commander v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1955
3Cited by3 opinions
- Tiedman v. American Pigment Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
- Tiedman v. American Pigment CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
- Wheeler v. Standard Fire InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2016