Legal Opinion
Royal Indemnity Co. v. City of Erie
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 23, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 18-71 EriePublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KNOX, District Judge.
This complaint was brought by Royal Indemnity Company, a foreign fire in*572surance company, as the subrogee of Arthur F. Schultz Company following a fire in the City of Erie, Pennsylvania on July 26, 1970, in which a large building and its contents were destroyed. Plaintiff alleges that it has paid Schultz $488,994.05 pursuant to its contract of insurance as a result of which it is subrogated to Schultz’s rights against the City of Erie, a Pennsylvania municipal corporation. It is alleged that the City was negligent in supplying water for the control of the fire and that the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Doyle v. South Pittsburgh Water Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Yorkshire Ins. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- City of Chicago v. Selz, Schwab & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1903
- Malter v. South Pittsburgh Water Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Patricia M. Krueger, and American States Insurance Company, Intervening v. James S. CartwrightCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Harris v. Board of Water and Sewer Com'rs of City of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
- In Re One Meridian Plaza Fire LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1993
- Royal Indemnity Company v. City of ErieDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1974
- Wishnick v. One Stop Food & Liquor Store, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1973
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