Legal Opinion
National Investors Fire & Casualty Insurance v. Pacific Indemnity Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 29, 1966No. Nos. 8184, 8185PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PICKETT, Circuit Judge.
This diversity action was brought by W. Miles Blevins, Jr. and his wife Helen Blevins, Oklahoma residents, against Pacific Indemnity Company and National Investors Fire and Casualty Insurance Company for recovery of proceeds under fire insurance policies. The cause was tried to the court, and a judgment was entered only against National for the amount of the loss. National appeals, contending that the court erred in finding that it had a contract in effect at the time of the loss, but that if it were in effect, Pacific, which also had a policy covering the insured…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Glens Falls Insurance Company v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1965
- Victory Insurance v. SchroederSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1934
- Baltimore American Ins. Co. v. HooverSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952
3Cited by3 opinions
- The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania v. Joe L. Smith and Amy Jane Smith, D/B/A Smith Mercantile Company, and Guarantee Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
- Graves v. Republic InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- National Investors Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Pacific Indemnity Company, a Corporation, and W. Miles Blevins, Jr., and Helen Blevins, W. Miles Blevins, Jr., and Helen Blevins v. Pacific Indemnity Company, a Corporation, and National Investors Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966