Legal Opinion

George Maurice Hamilton and Barbara Jane Lawson v. Maryland Casualty Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 17, 1966No. 22833PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

Another of that ever-growing list 1 of intramural insurance Donnybrooks which, as local disputes over the local reading of a local contract with no federal overtones, constitutional, statutory or otherwise, could better be left to local courts to resolve, 2 it seems the better part of judicial wisdom to bring this to an end without postponing the evil day of decision. Guillot v. Cenac Towing Company, Inc., 5 Cir., 1966, 366 F.2d 898. Helpful as is the Florida Supreme Court reference procedure, 3 especially in areas which present alternative governmental or social…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Heyden Newport Chemical Corp. v. Southern General Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Harvey Thomas Smoot, Jr. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  3. Taylor v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965
  4. Seguros Tepeyac, S.A., Compania Mexicana De Seguros Generales v. Maynard Bostrom and James L. JerniganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
  5. D. H. Roe and Stratoray Oil, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Motor Vehicle Casualty Company v. Atlantic National Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  2. Wilma Irene Greer v. Associated Indemnity CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  3. Grange Insurance v. MacKenzieCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1984
  4. Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company v. City of West Palm Beach, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  5. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973

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