Legal Opinion
Watson v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 10, 1955No. 6PublishedCited by 228 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
Louisiana has an insurance code which comprehensively regulates the business of insurance in all its phases.1 This case brings to us challenges to the constitutionality of certain provisions of that code allowing injured persons to bring direct actions against liability insurance companies that have issued policies contracting to pay liabilities imposed on persons who inflict injury. Cf. Lumbermen’s Mutual Casualty Co. v. Elbert, decided today, ante, p. 48. This is such a direct action brought by the appellants, Mr. and Mrs. Watson, in a Louisiana state court claiming damages against the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Alaska Packers Assn. v. Industrial Accident Comm'n of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Home Insurance v. DickSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Pacific Employers Insurance v. Industrial Accident Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Hoopeston Canning Co. v. CullenSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Griffin v. McCoachSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by228 opinions
- Van Dusen v. BarrackSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Rush v. SavchukSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Wilburn Boat Co. v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Gray v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1961
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