Legal Opinion

Ottendorfer v. Aetna Insurance Company

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided June 7, 1967PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLCOTT, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from the Superior Court’s grant of summary judgment for the defendants. The appellant appeals, arguing that the grant of summary judgment was improper because there are unresolved issues of material fact. It is argued that these issues are whether or not a Newark, New Jersey insurance broker was an authorized agent of the two defendant insurance companies and, if so, whether or not his conduct gave rise to an estoppel or constituted a waiver with respect to a one-year limitation provision contained in both policies.

The record contains certain…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Patterson v. VincentSuperior Court of Delaware · 1948
  2. Murray v. Lititz Mutual InsuranceSuperior Court of Delaware · 1948
  3. Emory v. Glens Falls InsuranceSuperior Court of Delaware · 1908
  4. Gribble v. Royal Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Delaware · 1960

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Camelot Excavating Co., Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Allstate Auto Leasing Co. v. CaldwellSuperior Court of Delaware · 1978
  3. Closser v. Penn Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Delaware · 1983
  4. Greater Providence Trust Co. v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1976
  5. Rumsey Electric Co. v. University of DelawareSupreme Court of Delaware · 1976

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