Legal Opinion
Insurance Co. of North America v. United States
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided March 12, 1948No. Civ. A. 272PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, District Judge.
The question ' is whether an insurance company may as subrogee sue the United States under' the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 931, to recover the amount paid by the insurer to its insured as-the damages suffered by the latter in conse-qüencé of the' negligent áct or omission of an employee of the United States.
The issue is made by the motion of the United States to dismiss the complaint of the Insurance Company of North America to recover the amount it has' paid to its insured for the loss sustained when his personal property was damaged through the negligence…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Luckenbach v. W. J. McCahan Sugar Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- United States v. American Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Western Pacific Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Morgenthau v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1937
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Bolton v. ZieglerDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1953
- United States v. South Carolina State Highway DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- EMPLOYERS'FIRE INS. CO. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1948
- Allstate Insurance v. Hechinger Co.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1997
- South Carolina State Highway Department v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1948
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