Legal Opinion

Continental Cas. Co. v. Hester

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided July 12, 1978No. 50395PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

360 So.2d 695 (1978)

CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY

v.

James W. HESTER et al.

No. 50395.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 12, 1978.

Luckett, Luckett, Luckett & Thompson, William O. Luckett, Jr., Clarksdale, for appellant.

Levingston, Jacks, Levingston & Land, Jeffrey A. Levingston, Cleveland, for appellees.

Before SMITH, WALKER and COFER, JJ.

WALKER, Justice, for the Court:

This is a suit on an insurance policy. The Circuit Court of Bolivar County on its construction of the clauses in the policy awarded the Hesters $10,000 which the appellant insurance company, in reliance on its interpretation of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. TaylorMississippi Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Southern Home Ins. v. WallMississippi Supreme Court · 1930
  3. Ferguson v. Provident Life & Accident Ins.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1934

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Mississippi Power & Light Co. & Mississippi Public Service Commission v. United Gas Pipe Line Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  2. General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. BaymonMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Corban v. United Services Automobile Ass'nMississippi Supreme Court · 2009
  4. J & W FOODS CORP. v. State Farm Mut. Ins.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  5. McFarland v. Utica Fire Insurance Co. of Oneida County, New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1992

21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API