Legal Opinion
Lola Burton, as Administratrix of the Estate of William C. Burton v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 11, 1964No. 20753PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
This case presents for review the propriety of the District Judge’s granting of Insurer’s motion for summary judgment in a suit by the widow of the Assured as administratrix of the Assured’s estate to establish the Insurer’s liability for failure to defend suits by third parties against the estate. The facts are these.
On July 3, 1958, the named Assured 1 was involved in an automobile accident in Orange County, Florida. The automobile specifically covered by the policy was totally demolished. The Assured was killed and other persons were killed and injured. These…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- American Fidelity & Casualty Company, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Threshermen & Farmers' Mutual Casualty Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Bartone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Harvey Thomas Smoot, Jr. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Auto Mutual Indemnity Co. v. ShawSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
- Ford Motor Company v. Marvin R. MathisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by54 opinions
- Gray v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Allen Williams B/n/f Louise J. Smyre v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Ralph E. Coblentz, as Administrator, D.B.N. Of the Estate of Edward Thomas Coblentz, Deceased v. American Surety Company of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Oliver Davis and Lillie Mae DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Trizec Properties, Inc. v. Biltmore Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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