Legal Opinion
Melloan v. Southern Fire & Casualty Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 6, 1960PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Tomlinson
On September 19, 1952, Charles Melloan obtained a judgment against John H. and C. B. Webb for damages resulting from an automobile traffic accident. Execution thereon was returned nulla bona on May 14, 1959. On June 26, 1959 Melloan, the judgment creditor, brought this Chancery suit against Southern Fire and Casualty Company. This was more than six (6) years after the rendition of the aforesaid judgment.
The bill alleged that the Webbs were carrying “liability insurance” on their trucking operations with this Insurance Company at - the time of this traffic accident, and that the policy had…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Horton v. Employers' Liability Assur. Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1942
- Commercial Casualty Ins. v. Columbia Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1938
- Horton v. Employers' Liability Assur. Corp.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1942
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Breen v. NJ MANUFACTURERS INDEMNITY INS. CO.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1969
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