Legal Opinion
Travelers Insurance v. Village of Wadsworth
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided March 4, 1924No. 18013PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
The controlling question in this case is whether a village in the state of Ohio has the power, through its board of trustees of public affairs, to contract with an insurance company to insure itself against liability to members of the public on account of injuries or deaths caused by the maintenance and operation of a municipal electric light and power plant and lines. The particular policies of insurance issued constituted an agreement on behalf of the Travelers Insurance Company to indemnify the village of Wadsworth against loss by reason of liability imposed upon it for damages on account…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Illinois Trust & Savings Bank v. City of Arkansas CityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1896
- Omaha Water Co. v. City of OmahaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1906
- Davoust v. City of AlamedaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1906
- City of Winona v. BotzetCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
- Western Saving Fund Society v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1858
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Hunter v. North Mason School Dist.Washington Supreme Court · 1975
- City of Akron v. Public Utilities CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 1948
- Memphis Power & Light Co. v. City of MemphisTennessee Supreme Court · 1937
- Zangerle v. City of ClevelandOhio Supreme Court · 1945
- City of Red Wing v. EichingerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
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