Legal Opinion

Royal Transit v. Central Surety & Ins. Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 1, 1948No. 9408PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAJOR, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $24,-011.37, in a suit to recover from the defendant, predicated on its alleged bad faith in failing and refusing to settle an action brought against plaintiff by one Zamecnik to recover damages for personal injuries. Zamecnik, an employee of Allis-Chalmers, was injured by the alleged negligence of an employee of Royal Transit, which was engaged in delivering a truck load of steel plates to Allis-Chalmers. The injuries were suffered as a result of the steel plates falling from the truck upon…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hilker v. Western Automobile InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1931
  2. Traders & General Ins. Co. v. Rudco Oil & Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942
  3. Wisconsin Zinc Co. v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of MarylandWisconsin Supreme Court · 1916
  4. Berk v. Milwaukee Automobile InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1944
  5. Lanferman v. Maryland Casualty Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1936

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Henke v. Iowa Home Mutual Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1959
  2. John Klingman v. National Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
  3. Jessen v. O'DANIELDistrict Court, D. Montana · 1962
  4. Ballard v. Citizens Cas. Co. Of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1952
  5. Magnum Foods, Inc. v. Continental Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994

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