Legal Opinion
New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. Certain Underwriters
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided March 24, 1966No. 39323PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice House
The municipal court of Chicago entered a judgment on the pleadings in favor of the defendants (Lloyds) holding the plaintiff, New Amsterdam Casualty Company, solely liable for damages when its named insured, Chester A. Fiske, was involved in an accident while driving a rented automobile insured by Lloyds. The Appellate Court, First District, reversed the judgment and ruled that each insurer was liable for damages and costs in proportion to the amount of insurance provided in its policy. (56 Ill. App. 2d 224.) We granted plaintiff’s petition for leave to appeal.
The plaintiff contends that…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Lamb-Weston, Inc. v. Oregon Automobile InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1959
- American Fidelity & Casualty Company, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Threshermen & Farmers' Mutual Casualty Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Oregon Auto. Ins. Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
- American Surety Company of New York, and Cross-Appellee v. Canal Insurance Company, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
- Zurich General Accident & Liability Ins. Co. v. ClamorCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1941
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3Cited by77 opinions
- Home Insurance v. Cincinnati InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
- Allstate Insurance Co. v. Shelby Mutual Ins. Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
- Putnam v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1970
- Allstate Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation v. The Employers Liability Assurance Corp., Ltd., and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Associated Indemnity Co. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
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