Legal Opinion
Aetna Casualty and Surety Company v. Porter
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 22, 1960No. Civ. A. 57-57PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAMM, District Judge.
This is an action brought by the plaintiff Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, a corporation doing business in the District of Columbia, against the defendant Harry Clifford Porter for recovery of $16,459.72. The theory of the plaintiff’s ease is that it is entitled to indemnity from the alleged actual or “primarily liable” wrongdoer, namely this defendant, for the money with which this plaintiff parted in settlement of a law suit and for the expenses therein, which suit charged this plaintiff’s insured with negligence.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Washington Gas Light Co. v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Robbins v. Chicago CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Chicago City v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1863
- St. Louis Dressed Beef & Provision Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1906
- City of Brooklyn v. . Brooklyn City R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
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3Cited by7 opinions
- EARLY SETTLERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. SchweidDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
- Lesmark, Inc. v. Isabel C. PryceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Nordstrom v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1963
- Rose v. HakimDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1971
- Delahanty v. HinckleyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1992
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