Legal Opinion
Bird v. Penn Central Company
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 16, 1971No. Civ. A. 71-358PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOSEPH S. LORD, III, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in this action are certain named underwriters trading under the name of Lloyds of London. They seek rescission of an insurance policy providing coverage for defendants which was issued on July 2, 1968, effective as of July 3, 1968. Defendants are the Penn Central Company and numerous individuals, all of whom are present or past directors and/or officers of Penn Central.
On July 2, 1968, defendant David C. Bevan, Chairman of the Finance Committee of the defendant corporation, executed an application 1 for directors and officers liability…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Blue Anchor Overall Co. v. Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- The Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd. v. William Gluckin & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- Associated Hardware Supply Co. v. The Big Wheel Distributing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Bankers Trust Company, a Corporation v. Pacific Employers Insurance Company, a Corporation, and the Century Insurance Company, Limited, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Singer Manufacturing Co. v. ChristianSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Alcoa v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.Washington Supreme Court · 2000
- Aluminum Co. of America v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Washington Supreme Court · 2000
- Bird v. Penn Central Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
- Shapiro v. American Home Assurance Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1984
- Amrep Corp. v. American Home Assurance Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
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