Legal Opinion
Charles C. Harbin and Patricia A. Harbin v. Assurance Company of America, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 30, 1962No. 6988_1PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
In this declaratory judgment action brought by appellee Assurance Company of America (insurer) the question is whether the insurer is obligated to defend an action brought against appellants (insureds) to recover damages for an assault. The trial court held for the insurer on the ground that the policy afforded no coverage. This appeal followed. Jurisdiction is based on diversity.
Insurer issued to insureds a policy providing personal liability coverage whereby the insurer agreed to pay “all sums which the insured shall become legally obligated to pay as damages…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Farm Bureau Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. v. HammerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
- Blazer v. BlackCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
- Hardware Mut. Casualty Co. v. HilderbrandtCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1941
- Albuquerque Gravel Products Company, No Stockholders' Liability, a New Mexico Corporation v. American Employers Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. PeppersIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
- Brohawn v. Transamerica InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- Thornton v. PaulIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
- Terrio v. McDONOUGH HARTFORD FIRE INS. CO.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
- EMPLOYERS'FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY v. BealsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1968
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