Legal Opinion
Hall v. Preferred Acc. Ins. Co. Of New York
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 12, 1953No. 14219PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BORAH, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the appellee insurance company in a suit predicated on its alleged negligence and bad faith in failing and refusing to settle an action for wrongful death brought against appellant, the insured, by Mrs. John W. Cassell.
Appellant, C. M. Hall, doing business as Hall Motors, satisfied a judgment for $8,000.00 with interest which Mrs. Cassell obtained 1 against him by reason of the negligent act of appellant’s employee in the operation of an automobile owned by appellant. Thereupon, appellant commenced this action in the Superior…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Travelers Insurance v. SheppardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Attleboro Mfg. Co. v. Frankfort Marine, Accident & Plate Glass Ins.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1917
- American Mut. Liability Ins. Co. v. CooperCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
- Cotton States Life Insurance v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
- State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. v. BonacciCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Harvey Thomas Smoot, Jr. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- American Fidelity and Casualty Company, Inc. v. The Greyhound CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Alford v. Textile Insurance CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1958
- AMERICAN EMPLOYERS'INSURANCE CO. v. CrawfordNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1975
- American Fire and Casualty Company v. DavisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
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