Legal Opinion
Robert Hawthorne, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 7, 1957No. Civ. A. 18734PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN DUSEN, District Judge.
This is an action against an insurance company for recovery of sums expended in the defense of, and settlement of, damage suits brought against plaintiff, for which damages plaintiff claims the insurance company had contracted to indemnify it.
This matter comes before the court without a jury on a "Stipulation of Facts” filed February 18, 1957, and a “Stipulation of Counsel” 1 filed April 3, 1957, of which the following is a summary:
In January of 1953 the plaintiff contracted to demolish the Colonial Theatre building in Philadelphia, Pa. On September 1, 1952, the…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Hauenstein v. St. Paul-Mercury Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- Lacey v. Washburn & Williams Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- Armon v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Saint Paul-Mercury Indemnity Company v. Calvin T. Rutland, Doing Business as Rutland Contracting CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Moffat v. Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Co. of New YorkDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1964
- Bowman Steel Corp. v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Baker v. American Insurance Co. of NewarkDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1963
- Bowman Steel Corporation v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- de Perty v. GottliebMunicipal Court of The Virgin Islands · 1965
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