Legal Opinion
Criterion Insurance v. Quillen
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided January 23, 1963No. Civ. No. 14021PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, Chief Judge.
Defendants have moved to dismiss this declaratory judgment action for lack of a sufficient amount in controversy to support diversity jurisdiction. 28 U.S. C.A. § 1332(a).
The amended complaint alleges that plaintiff issued an automobile liability policy to defendant Quillen covering a truck which he owned; that the policy was obtained by a material misrepresentation entitling the insurer to have the policy declared void; that while the truck was being driven by defendant Ford, it injured defendant Elburn. Elburn sued Quillen and Ford in a State Court for personal…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Packard v. BantonSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. YeattsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1938
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. PiersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
- Home Ins. Co. of New York v. TrotterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
- Matthews v. Allstate Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1961
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Stonewall Insurance Company v. Salome D. Lopez, Basilaesa Lopez, and Jesse Reyes MorenoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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