Legal Opinion
Federal Insurance v. Atlantic National Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 1, 1969PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge Fuld.
This appeal involves the respective obligations of two insurance companies under automobile liability policies which each had issued.
*74On December 27, 1960 James Morton rented an automobile from the Hertz Corporation in Burlington, Vermont, and on the next day, while driving it, collided with another car. A passenger in his car, injured in the accident, brought suit against the drivers of both cars as well as against Hertz. Upon being served with the summons and complaint in the action, Morton forwarded the papers to the plaintiff, Federal Insurance Company, the insurer of his…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Lamb-Weston, Inc. v. Oregon Automobile InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1959
- Oregon Auto. Ins. Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Buckeye Union Casualty Co., Court of Common Pleas of Ohio, Franklin County, Civil Division1957
- Continental Casualty Co. v. St. Paul Mercury Fire & Marine InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1958
- Gilkey v. Andrew Weir InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by73 opinions
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- NL Industries, Inc. v. Commercial Union InsuranceDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1996
- Uniroyal, Inc. v. Home InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1988
- Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. v. Allstate InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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