Legal Opinion
National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. Riggs National Bank of Washington
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 18, 1994No. 93-SP-1278PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
Before the court is a certified matter from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit relating to the applicability of the so-called “superior equities doctrine” in an action against a drawee bank by an insurance company as a conventional subrogee and assignee of its insured, a depositor in the bank. National Union Fire Ins. Co. v. Riggs Nat’l Bank, 303 U.S.App. D.C. 302, 5 F.3d 554 (1993). We conclude, given the facts described below, that under District of Columbia law, the superior equities doctrine does not apply to this action.
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2Cases cited23 opinions
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Meyers v. Bank of America National Trust and Savings Ass'nCalifornia Supreme Court · 1938
- Standard Accident Insurance v. PellecchiaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1954
- American Surety Co. v. Bank of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1943
- Flack v. LasterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by18 opinions
- American Liberty Insurance Co. v. Amsouth BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
- Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Company, as Subrogee of Jo Daviess Services, Inc. v. Elizabeth State Bank, an Illinois State Chartered BankCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Steele v. IsikoffDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2000
- State Farm General Insurance v. Wells Fargo BankCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2006
- Antal's Restaurant, Inc. v. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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