Legal Opinion
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Reinhart & Donovan Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 22, 1948No. 3710PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUXMAN, Circuit Judge.
This was an action by the Reinhart and Donovan Company1 against the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company 2 to recover attorneys’ fees and expenses totaling $6,252.56, incurred by the contractor in successfully defending a suit for damages in the District Court of Osage County, Oklahoma. Trial was to the court. Judgment was entered for the contractor for the above amount and the insurer has appealed.
The suit arose out of the following facts: The contractor entered into a contract with the Verdigris Electric Cooperative' Company, Inc.,3 for the construction of a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Baldwin Motor Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1931
- Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co. v. LewisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
- Smith v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1942
- Daniel v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
- Ryan v. State Industrial CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1927
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. BriscoeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1951
- Nielson v. Travelers Indemnity CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1959
- GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
- Gottula v. STANDARD RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANYNebraska Supreme Court · 1957
- Robert Hawthorne, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1957
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