Legal Opinion

The Greyhound Corporation v. Excess Insurance Company of America

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 25, 1956No. 15748PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JONES, Circuit Judge.

Here is another phase of the litigation from which arose American Fidelity & Casualty Co., Inc., v. Greyhound Corporation, 5 Cir., 232 F.2d 89. Our preliminary statement, with only minor change, is taken from the opinion in that case. The appellee here, Excess Insurance Company, originated the proceedings by bringing an action against Greyhound, alleging that it had entered into a contract of insurance with Greyhound insuring Greyhound against loss from liability in excess of certain stated amounts; that Greyhound had contended that Excess was liable for damages arising…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Insurance Co. v. WolffSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. American Fidelity and Casualty Company, Inc. v. The Greyhound CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
  3. Young v. Travelers Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
  4. Florida Greyhound Lines v. JonesSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
  5. State ex rel. English v. RubackNebraska Supreme Court · 1938

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Christiania General Insurance Corporation of New York v. Great American Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
  2. Olin Corp. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1990
  3. American Fidelity and Casualty Company, Inc. v. The Greyhound CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
  4. People v. HoehlSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
  5. Kerr v. Illinois Central RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996

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