Legal Opinion
Nolt v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 12, 1993No. 28, September Term, 1992PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KARWACKI, Judge.
In this case we interpret two automobile liability policies issued by different insurers which covered the same motor vehicle to allocate the risk which arose from the negligent operation of that vehicle.
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Allen Ray Nolt (“Nolt”) was the owner of a 1978 Ford tractor truck registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Starting in 1984, Nolt entered into annual leases of that truck to Lester R. Summers, Inc. (“Summers”), an Interstate Commerce Commission (“ICC”) authorized common carrier. Such a lease was in effect when Nolt was driving his tractor with a trailer in tow along…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Transamerican Freight Lines, Inc. v. Brada Miller Freight Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Cheney v. Bell National Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
- Bankers & Shippers Insurance v. Electro Enterprises Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company v. Guaranty National Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Cohen v. American Home Assurance Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1969
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Empire Fire and Marine Ins. Co. v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1997
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