Legal Opinion

Allen v. American Fidelity & Casualty Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 4, 1935No. 7810PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

Appellants were enjoined from prosecuting in the state court the suit they had brought there to reform and recover on, as reformed, an insurance policy which this court, in a law action, had held could not he recovered on as written.1

Upon what theory the District Judge enjoined these appellants from doing exactly what the plaintiff in Northern Assurance Company v. Grandview Bldg. Ass’n,2 did, that is, file an equitable action to reform the policy in the state court, after he had lost his action on it in the federal court, we are not informed.3

Neither findings as…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. State Bd. of Tax Commr's of Ind. v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Northern Assurance Co. v. Grand View Building Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1902
  3. Los Angeles Gas & Electric Corp. v. Railroad CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  4. Wells Fargo & Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  5. Julian v. Central Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. J. Samuel Wacker v. J. G. Bisson, Consul General, Dominion of CanadaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
  2. Ballard v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
  3. Pullen v. PattonDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1937
  4. Glens Falls Indemnity Co. v. FredericksenDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1947
  5. Pacific Indemnity Co. v. HiteDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1938

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