Legal Opinion
Continental Insurance Co. v. Burr
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided February 5, 1998No. 287, 1997PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERGER, Justice:
The following question of law was certified by the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and was accepted by this Court pursuant to Article IV, § 11(9) of the Delaware. Constitution and Supreme Court Rule 41:
Does a liability insurer, which has paid its policy limits into Court in an interpleader action with notice to its insured and which policy limits are apportioned and then disbursed among all potential claimants by Court Order, have a continuing duty to defend or indemnify its insured in a subsequent civil action where the liability insurer has (1)…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hallowell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Delaware · 1982
- Emmons v. Hartford Underwriters InsuranceSupreme Court of Delaware · 1997
- Samply v. Integrity Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. SullivanMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1992
- National Casualty Co. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1964
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3Cited by19 opinions
- SI Management L.P. v. WiningerSupreme Court of Delaware · 1998
- Taylor v. Government Employees Insurance Co.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1999
- New Castle County, Delaware v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Emhart Industries, Inc. v. Home InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2007
- American Standard Insurance v. BasbagillAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
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