Legal Opinion
Bruce Bagwell v. Canal Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 12, 1981No. 81-5354PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Per curiam
Bruce Bagwell, a resident of Tennessee, sued the defendant insurance company for breach of contract. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship. Tennessee law controls. Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64, 58 S.Ct. 817, 82 L.Ed. 1188 (1938).
The complaint averred that Bagwell in good faith purchased from the defendant insurance company a commercial motor vehicle policy which, inter alia, insured against the theft of Bagwell’s tractor trailer; that the tractor trailer later was stolen; and that the insurance company refused to pay the loss. Bagwell sought damages for $85,000,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Randolph v. New England Mutual Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Womack v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of TennesseeTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
- Montgomery v. Reserve Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1979
- Broyles v. Ford Life Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1980
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3Cited by35 opinions
- McLINN v. FJORDCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Duane Martin and Robert Rick v. The Joseph Harris Co., Inc., a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Cathey v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Guarantee Electric Co. v. Big Rivers Electric Corp.District Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1987
- Smith v. Tennessee Farmers Life Reassurance Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2006
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