Legal Opinion

Unkelsbee v. Homestead Fire Insurance Co. of Baltimore

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided February 6, 1945No. 230PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RICHARDSON, Chief Judge.

In an action on an automobile insurance policy providing “comprehensive coverage,” but excepting loss caused by collision, defendant’s claim that the loss was caused by collision was sustained. Plaintiff has appealed.

The trial was upon an agreed statement of facts from which we quote:

“Plaintiff parked his 1936 2 door sedan automobile on the street opposite his residence, facing downhill, with the right front wheel turned at an angle against the curb, the handbrake on, the gears engaged, the ignition locked and the keys thereto kept in personal possession of the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. Insurance Co. v. DunhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
  3. Imperial Fire Insurance v. Coos CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  4. Insurance Co. v. BoonSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  5. Bird v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1918

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Cameron v. USAA Property & Casualty InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
  2. Redmond v. State Farm InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
  3. Chase v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
  4. Athridge v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
  5. Livaditis v. American Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1968

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