Legal Opinion
S. Freedman & Sons, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 13, 1978No. 13138PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
This appeal stems from a grant of summary judgment to appellee Hartford Fire Insurance Company in appellant S. Freedman & Sons, Inc.’s action for breach of an insurance contract. Specifically, the trial court, relying on Muller Fuel Oil Co. v. Insurance Co. of North America, 95 N.J.Super. 564, 232 A.2d 168 (1967), found that personal injury insurance coverage which became effective May 23, 1972, created no obligation on Hartford’s part to defend Freedman against a suit for malicious prosecution and false arrest which alleged an arrest eleven days before the effective…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Marshall v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Earl v. WinneSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1953
- Muller Fuel Oil Co. v. Ins. Co. of N. Amer.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1967
- Melvin v. PenceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Weisman v. MiddletonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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