Legal Opinion
Fidelity-Phenix Fire Ins. Co. of New York v. Pilot Freight Carriers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1952No. 6338_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is taken from a judgment in the amount of $49,750 in favor of Pilot Freight Carriers, Inc., the Plaintiff in the District Court, in a suit against FidelityPhenix Fire Insurance Company of New York. The claim was based on damages caused by the theft of 630 cases of cigarettes belonging to R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and transmitted by the plaintiff, as a common carrier. The suit is on a cargo insurance policy which covered the legal liability of the assured carrier for the amount (not exceeding $49,750) that it should be forced to pay for loss on shipments…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Bergholm v. Peoria Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Henjes v. Aetna Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- McDowell Motor Co. v. New York Underwriters InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
- Flannagan v. Provident Life & Accident Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1927
- Home Ins. Co. v. Ciconett. Ciconett v. Home Ins. CoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Larry K. Howard v. Federal Crop Insurance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Lineas Aereas Colombianas Expresas v. The Travelers Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Commercial Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey v. Hector GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- Canal Insurance Company v. James C. Dougherty, D/B/A East Coast Hatching Egg ExpressCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Wright v. NewmanDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1984
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