Legal Opinion

Indemnity Ins. Co. of North America v. Kellas

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 8, 1949No. 4377PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAGRUDER, Chief Judge.

Indemnity Insurance Company of North America, a Pennsylvania corporation, ap 1 -peals from a judgment dismissing its complaint for a declaratory judgment. The •district court was of the view that it 'had jurisdiction of the complaint under the Federal Declaratory Judgment Act, 48 •Stat. 955, now 28 U.S.C.A. § 2201, but declined to exercise such jurisdiction as a matter of discretion. Indemnity Ins. Co. •of North America v. Kellas, D.C. 1948, 80 F.Supp. 497.

Prior to the occurrence of a certain automobile accident later to be mentioned, appellant had issued to the named…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  2. Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pacific Coal & Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  4. MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
  5. Eccles v. Peoples Bank of Lakewood VillageSupreme Court of the United States · 1948

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Hoosier Cas. Co. of Indianapolis, Ind. v. FoxDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1952
  2. Allstate Insurance Company v. Wayne CountyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
  3. Columbia Casualty Co. v. ZimmermanSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
  4. Hawkeye-Security Insurance Company v. John Schulte, Sr., and John Schulte, Jr., Joseph GinleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1962
  5. KNIGHT EX REL. ELLIS v. MillerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2008

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