Legal Opinion
Bessette v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 5, 1930PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, J.
The plaintiff obtained a judgment against Frank Mader for injuries suffered by reason of his negligent operation of an automobile. She brings this action to recover the amount of that judgment from the defendant as insurer of Mader’s liability for negligence in the operation of the car, under the statute. Public Acts of 1919, Chap. 331. The defendant pleads that it had cancelled its policy of insurance before the accident. If that is so, the plaintiff cannot recover. Guerin v. Indemnity Ins. Co., 107 Conn. 649, 142 Atl. 268. The case before us turns upon this issue.
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- Dickinson v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1924
- Buckley v. Citizens' Insurance Co. of MissouriNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Guerin v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
- Tisdell v. . New Hampshire Fire Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Artificial Ice Co. v. Reciprocal ExchangeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1921
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Medford v. Pacific National Fire InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1950
- Westmoreland v. General Accident F. & L. Assurance CorporationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
- Scranton v. Hartford Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Travelers Insurance v. HendricksonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1983
- Gulesian v. SenibaldiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
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