Legal Opinion

State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. v. Hugee

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided November 12, 1940No. 4673PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PARKER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order dismissing a complaint in an action instituted to obtain a declaratory judgment under 28 U.S.C.A. § 40D. Plaintiff is an insurance company of the State of Illinois. It had issued a policy of automobile liability insurance to Patton’s, Inc., one of the defendants, a South Carolina corporation, operating a laundry in that state. The policy covered a laundry truck of Patton’s while being operated for commercial purposes, and one of its clauses provided that plaintiff would defend any suit for damages against Patton’s arising out of the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  2. City of Dawson v. Columbia Avenue Saving Fund, Safe Deposit, Title & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1905
  3. Niles-Bement-Pond Co. v. Iron Moulders Union Local No. 68Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
  4. Helm v. ZarecorSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
  5. Hamer v. New York Railways Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. Pierce v. Ford Motor Co. Mahone v. Ford Motor CoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1951
  2. American Fidelity & Casualty Company, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Threshermen & Farmers' Mutual Casualty Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
  3. Maryland Casualty Co. v. Boyle Const. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
  4. Baltimore & OR Co. v. SaundersCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
  5. C. Y. Thomason Co. v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950

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