Great American Insurance Company v. General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corporation, Limited
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
This is another contest between two insurers of a common assured neither of -whom bears any relation to the other, so that the standing of one to sue the other rests finally on an intricate legalistic structure.
The protagonists are Great Ameri-can 1 who issued a Comprehensive General Liability policy (CGL) and General Accident 2 who issued a standard automobile policy covering vehicles. The common assured was Trees. 3 It all .grows out of an accident occurring during the time that Trees was carrying out its contract with Power Company 4 by which, for a fee, Trees…
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Wagman v. American Fidelity & Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Jacksonville Terminal Company v. Railway Express Agency, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Florida Power & Light Co. v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
- Webb v. American Fire & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1941
- Lamberti v. Anaco Equipment Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962
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- Sparkman v. Highway Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1967
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- George Maurice Hamilton and Barbara Jane Lawson v. Maryland Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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