Legal Opinion
George R. Knippen v. Glens Falls Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 15, 1977No. 76-1632PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court PER CURIAM.
Circuit Judge J. SKELLY WRIGHT took no part in the consideration of this case. PER CURIAM:
The questions in this case concern the meaning of a “supplementary payments” clause in an automobile liability insurance contract, and the effect of an agreement between the insurer and the insured on the insuror’s liability for such payments to an injured third party.
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In March 1970, George R. Knippen was severely injured while riding a motorbike when struck by a car owned by Joseph C. and Winifrede B. DeWeese. The DeWeeses had contracted for a policy of automobile…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Rodenkirk ex rel. Deitenbach v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1945
- Denham v. La Salle-Madison Hotel Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1948
- George R. Knippen v. Ford Motor Company George R. Knippen v. Ford Motor Company, and Winifrede B. DeweeseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. v. McCarthySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1939
- Liberty &C. Ins. Co. v. Mead CorporationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Weimer v. Country Mutual Insurance Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1998
- San Diego Housing Commission v. Industrial Indemnity Co.California Court of Appeal · 2002
- Mutual of Enumclaw v. HarveyIdaho Supreme Court · 1989
- Ronald D. Nichols v. Nancy Anderson, and Canal Insurance Company, Garnishee-Appellant. Allstate Insurance Company v. Canal Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
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