Legal Opinion
Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Co. of America
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 1, 1942No. 772PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
316 U.S. 491 (1942)
BRILLHART, ADMINISTRATOR,
v.
EXCESS INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA.
No. 772.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued April 8, 1942.
Decided June 1, 1942.
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT.
Mr. Clarence C. Chilcott for petitioner.
Messrs. Dick H. Woods and Paul R. Stinson for respondent.
2Opinion of the Court · FrankfurterJustice Frankfurter
The Excess Insurance Company of America, the respondent here, brought this suit for a declaratory judgment to determine its rights under a reinsurance agreement made in 1932 with the Central Mutual Insurance Company of Chicago, Illinois. By that contract the respondent…
Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.
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