Legal Opinion

Vanguard Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Mel D. Connett and Katherine Connett

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided September 28, 1959No. 6118PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.

Vanguard Insurance Company 1 issued to Mel D. Connett and Katherine Connett 2 its policy of insurance covering the dwelling house of the insured, located in Westwood Hills, Johnson County, Kansas. The part of the policy here pertinent reads:

“This policy insures against all direct loss to the property covered caused by:

On February 23, 1957, while the policy was in full force and effect, the insured premises were damaged as a result of the overheating of the furnace in the dwelling house, caused by the failure of the automatic controls of the furnace to function properly…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Kobe, Inc. v. Dempsey Pump Co. Dempsey Pump Co. v. Kobe, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
  2. Leader Clothing Company, Inc., a Corporation v. The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York, a Corporation, the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York, a Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. Leader Clothing Company, Inc., a Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
  3. Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Co., Inc. v. HinchcliffeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1953

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Venable v. Import Volkswagen, Inc.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1974
  2. Berkshire Mutual Insurance Company v. Richard G. Moffett, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  3. Agoos Leather Companies, Inc. v. American & Foreign InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
  4. H. Masuda v. Kawasaki Dockyard Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
  5. A to Z Rental, Inc. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969

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