Legal Opinion
Dickler v. CIGNA Property & Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 27, 1992No. Nos. 91-1302, No. 91-1357PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents for our review the District Court’s non-jury judgment in favor of the plaintiffs Stewart Dickler, Beech Tree Run, Inc. and Wantagh Union Free School District (the “Dickler Group”) under an insurance policy with defendants CIG-NA and Pacific Employers Insurance Company (“CIGNA”).1 The District Court, while denying punitive damages, awarded compensatory damages of $7,381,490 to the Dickler Group for the loss of certain school premises that had been destroyed by fire. Deferring in large part to the District Court’s findings, we agree…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Walker v. SheldonNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
- Fedas v. Insurance Co. of PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
- McAnarney v. Newark Fire InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Government Employees Insurance v. KliglerNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Jefferson Insurance of New York v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by11 opinions
- North River Insurance Company v. Cigna Reinsurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- 12th Street Gym, Inc., Robert Guzzardi, at No. 95-1864 v. General Star Indemnity Company, at No. 96-1845Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- Sproull v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 2021
- Township of Center, Butler County, Pennsylvania Dean E. Schweinsberg and Debra J. Oesterling v. First Mercury Syndicate, IncCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- Stewart Dickler v. Cigna Property And Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
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