Legal Opinion
Bisserier v. Manning
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided August 1, 1962No. Civ. A. 1003-60PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AUGELLI, District Judge.
This is an automobile negligence action in which plaintiff seeks to compel defendant to disclose the limits of his liability insurance policy in response to an interrogatory calling for such information.
The authorities throughout the country, both federal and state, appear to be about equally divided on the question as to whether or not disclosure of insurance coverage is a proper subject for discovery in negligence actions. Persuasive arguments have been made in support of each view. Some of the federal cases, pro and con, are listed in footnotes 1 and 2.
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- McClure v. BoegerDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1952
- Orgel v. McCurdyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1948
- Brackett v. Woodall Food Products, Inc.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1951
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3Cited by13 opinions
- James G. Thomas, Jr., Brother and Next of Kin of Karen G. Thomas v. Elizabeth Oldfield, M.D.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2009
- Fort v. NealNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
- Scott v. KruegerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1972
- Bennett v. La PereDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1986
- Myers v. St. Francis HospitalNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1966
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