Legal Opinion
Fidelity-Phenix Fire Ins. Co. of New York v. Cortez Cigar Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 15, 1937No. 8553PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
Appellees brought these suits in a Georgia state court on policies of insurance written in Florida on Florida property. Each suit, alleging total loss of the property insured, was for the full amount of the policy; In each suit the claim was that the laws of Florida governed the contract of insurance; that by these laws it is provided in substance: (a) That the insurable value of the building is to be fixed by the agent and written in the policy; (b) that the insurer shall be estopped from denying that the property insured was worth the value thus fixed by the agent;…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Milwaukee County v. M. E. White Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Orient Insurance v. DaggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Black & White Taxicab & Transfer Co. v. Brown & Yellow Taxicab & Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Bradford Electric Light Co. v. ClapperSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Loughran v. LoughranSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Feller v. Equitable Life Assur. Soc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1952
- All Underwriters v. Mark WeisbergCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
- American Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Greyhound Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Giller Concrete Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- All Underwriters v. WeisbergCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
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