Legal Opinion
Huntington Cab Co. v. American Fidelity & Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 8, 1946No. 5478PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
We are called upon to decide whether an automobile liability insurance policy issued to the Cab Company by the Casualty Company covers the Cab Company with respect to a judgment rendered against it in favor of a passenger in one of its cabs for an unprovoked assault and battery committed upon him by the driver of the cab. It is contended that, while the policy is broad enough to cover a claim by the passenger, it does not cover the Cab Company for the amount paid by it in satisfaction of the judgment.
By the terms of the policy the Casualty Company agrees to indemnify the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Grant v. KnepperNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Georgia Cas. Co. v. Alden MillsMississippi Supreme Court · 1930
- Panhandle Steel Products Co. v. Fidelity Union Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1929
- People v. RakiecNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
- Fox Wisconsin Corp. v. Century Indemnity Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1935
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Red Ball Motor Freight, Inc. v. Employers Mut. Liability Ins. Co. Of WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Farm Bureau Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. v. HammerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
- Dotts v. Taressa J.A.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
- Tomlin v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Liability InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
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