Legal Opinion
Battles v. Braniff Airways, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 8, 1944No. 11083PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
As receiver of an insolvent reciprocal insurance association, Battles brought this suit on two claims. One was for unpaid premiums. The other iwas on a judgment entered in an assessment suit brought against named subscribers other than Braniff, individually and as representatives of a class. The defenses to the claim for unpaid premiums were (1) that the policy sued on had been issued under an agreement for no liability for premiums beyond the $100 paid at issuance, and (2) that the statute of limitations of four years had barred the claim.
The suit on the judgment was…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Hansberry v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Supreme Tribe of Ben-Hur v. CaubleSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- American National Insurance Co. v. TaborTexas Supreme Court · 1921
- Hartford Life Insurance v. IBSSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Citizens State Bank of Dickinson v. ShapiroCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Continental Fire & Casualty Ins. Corp. v. American Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1949
- Associated Employers Lloyds v. DillinghamCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
- Glenn H. McCarthy, Inc. v. KnoxCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945
- General Mills, Inc. v. SteeleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
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