Legal Opinion
O'Bannon v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided October 25, 1984PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.
This appeal is from an order of the Court of Appeals entered January 24, 1984, which granted a writ of mandamus directing the trial judge to assign a trial date in the declaratory judgment action raising an insurance coverage question prior to the trial date of the wrongful death action against the putative insured.
The issues are whether it was an abuse of discretion for the trial court to order the declaratory judgment action tried with the wrongful death action, and whether it was error for the judge to require Aetna to defend Clark and for Clark to accept said…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Victor Maneikis v. St. Paul Insurance Company of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Terrell v. Western Casualty & Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
- City of Louisville v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
- Hargis v. Swope, JudgeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938
- O'BRYAN v. LeibsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Sandra K. Lenning v. Commercial Union Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America v. Hillerich & Bradsby Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
- Cincinnati Insurance Co. v. VanceKentucky Supreme Court · 1987
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