Legal Opinion
Mark Watson, Charles W. Watson and Norma L. Watson v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, a Maryland Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1970No. 25135_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiffs, citizens of Hawaii, brought this diversity action seeking a declaratory judgment reforming an insurance policy issued by defendant, a Maryland corporation. The district court granted the relief sought. We reverse.
Plaintiff Charles and Norma Watson asked the Dillingham Company, Ltd., a Hawaiian insurance agency, to write an automobile insurance policy covering use by their minor son Mark (also a plaintiff) of a 1965 Volkswagen automobile owned by his mother. Dillingham concluded that, because Mark had been involved in several accidents, insurance could be obtained only through the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- John Hampton and Dorothy Hampton v. Paramount Pictures Corporation, and Eastman Kodak CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Matsuo Yoshida and Chisato Yoshida v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- The Continental Insurance Company of New York, New York, a Corporation v. Richard B. CottenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Iowa National Mutual Insurance Company v. Vernon Richards and Nora Richards, Iowa National Mutual Insurance Company v. Larry R. WhitesideCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
- James v. McConnell and Margot Murphy McConnell v. Pickering Lumber CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by5 opinions
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