Legal Opinion
O'ROURKE v. New Amsterdam Casualty Company
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided March 6, 1961No. 6786PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAVEZ, Justice.
Appellee, New Amsterdam Casualty Company, issued to appellant, Francis T. O’Rourke, d/b/a Goodyear Roof Restoring & Rebuilding Co., a policy of insurance in which it agreed:
“To pay on behalf of the insured all sums which the insured shall become legally obligated to pay as damages because of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use thereof, caused by accident and arising out of the hazards hereinafter defined.”
The policy required appellee to defend suits filed against appellant.
Appellant, a roofing contractor, entered into a contract to re-roof the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- United States Mutual Accident Ass'n v. BarrySupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Lewis v. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. BriscoeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1951
- Stevenson v. Lee Moor Contracting Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1941
- Webb v. New Mexico Pub. Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1943
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Harleysville Mutual Casualty Company v. Harris & Brooks, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1967
- Haynes v. American Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1962
- Clark v. London & Lancashire Indemnity Co. of AmericaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1963
- Sena Ex Rel. Sena v. Travelers InsuranceDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 1992
- Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. v. Fred M. Simmons, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1962
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