Legal Opinion
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company v. Canal Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 6, 1969No. 26644PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORIE L. PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company 1 brought this action against Canal Insurance Company, 2 seeking a declaratory judgment to determine the rights and obligations of each under policies of liability insurance, one of which was issued by Fireman’s and one by Canal.
The facts are not in dispute.
On October 14, 1965, Canal issued its policy of automobile insurance to John W. Edwards. The policy provides, inter alia:
That Canal will “pay on behalf of the insured all sums which the insured shall become legally obligated to pay as damages * * * caused by accident and…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Wagman v. American Fidelity & Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
- August A. Busch & Co. of Massachusetts, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- Bituminous Cas. Corp. v. Travelers Ins. Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1954
- Allstate Insurance Company v. ValdezDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1961
- Ferry v. Protective Indemnity Co. of New YorkSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State Capital Insurance v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. American Employers Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1977
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1972
- Dairyland Insurance Co. v. Concrete Products Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1973
- Home Indemnity Company v. LivelyDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1972
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