Legal Opinion
W. K. Mitchell & Co. v. American Credit Indemnity Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 20, 1934No. 16912PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.
This case was tried to the court and a jury, but at the conclusion of the testimony both sides submitted the general point without more, and it therefore becomes the duty of the court to dispose of it both on the law and the facts.
The defendant is engaged in the business of writing credit insurance. On August 15, 1930, it delivered its policy to the plaintiff, indemnifying it against loss, not exceeding $85,000, due to the insolvency of such of its customers as came within certain classifications. One of these was Fulton Iron Works Company with its principal place…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Fedas v. Insurance Co. of PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
- National Surety Co. v. LongCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1903
- Pennsylvania Fire Insurance v. DoughertySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1883
- Cara v. Newark Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. Basic Building & Loan Ass'n of NewarkCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1932
3Cited by1 opinion
- American Credit Indemnity Co. of New York v. W. K. Mitchell & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1935