Legal Opinion
Bobier v. National Casualty Co.
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided April 19, 1944No. 29637PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
We have no difficulty with the proposition that plaintiff is entitled to a recovery. The real controversial question is whether National or Columbia or both shall be held liable.
The precise question involved has never been determined by this court, however the court has on numerous occasions announced certain principles of law applicable to the construction of indemnity insurance policies, which are important in the consideration of the specific question presented. From the decided cases the following general rules may be deduced.
One. A contract of indemnity insurance should be construed in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Stammer v. KitzmillerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1937
- State Ex Rel. Butte Brewing Co. v. District CourtMontana Supreme Court · 1940
- Panhandle Steel Products Co. v. Fidelity Union Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1929
- Merchants Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1939
- Wheeler v. London Guarantee & Accident Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
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3Cited by45 opinions
- King v. Nationwide InsuranceOhio Supreme Court · 1988
- Gomolka v. State Automobile Mutual InsuranceOhio Supreme Court · 1982
- Wagman v. American Fidelity & Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Red Ball Motor Freight, Inc. v. Employers Mut. Liability Ins. Co. Of WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Raffel v. Travelers Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
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