Legal Opinion
Craigie v. Firemen's Insurance Co. of Newark
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided March 14, 1961No. 4-60-Civ.-226PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DEVITT, Chief Judge.
This is a motion by defendant Firemen’s Insurance Company (Firemen’s) for judgment notwithstanding a $96,500 jury verdict and, in the alternative, for a new trial. Jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship and amount in controversy. A statement of some facts and occurrences at the trial is necessary for an understanding of the issues involved.
This controversy arises as the result of a fire which completely destroyed plaintiffs’ 22-room Lake Minnetonka home on December 24, 1959. Plaintiffs and their children were visiting relatives in Minneapolis for Christmas Eve…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Marshall Produce Co. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1959
- Jose Rivera Soler & Co. v. United Firemen's Ins. Co. of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Eichten Ex Rel. Eichten v. Central Minnesota Cooperative Power Ass'nSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1947
- Milwaukee Insurance Company v. Max Kogen, Doing Business as Kogen Fur Company, Industrial Insurance Company v. Max Kogen, Doing Business as Kogen Fur CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
- Schrepfer v. Rockford InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Marvel Engineering Co. v. Commercial Union InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
- Cateno Turchio v. D/s A/s Den Norske Africa, and Third Party Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants v. Pittston Stevedoring Corporation, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Meinke v. LewandowskiSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- Firemen's Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey, a Corporation v. William A. Craigie and Bette P. CraigieCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
- Benner v. Interstate Container Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
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