Legal Opinion

Pape v. Home Ins. Co.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided November 18, 1943No. 98PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

The issues in this interesting case can be understood by an abbreviated statement of the stipulated facts, reference being had to the complete opinion below, 48 F.Supp. 754, for further details. This suit is upon an insurance policy for the loss of cotton in Barcelona, Spain, in 1936, during the Spanish Civil War. The policy is one of fire insurance upon cotton, with coverage extended, inter alia, to loss or damage in Spain caused by “Riot,” “Civil War,” “Civil Commotion,” or “Military or Usurped Power” — “confiscation or authorized destruction by duly constituted…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Cook v. TullisSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  2. Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1814
  3. Hicks v. GuinnessSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. Bradlie v. the Maryland Insurance CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1838
  5. Walter v. Northern Insurance of New YorkIllinois Supreme Court · 1938

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
  2. Lava Trading Inc. v. Hartford Fire InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2004
  3. C. H. Elle Construction Co., a Corporation, and St. Paul-Mercury Indemnity Co., a Corporation v. Western Casualty and Surety Co., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
  4. Estes v. LeibsohnSupreme Court of Iowa · 1957
  5. Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. The Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. Et Al.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974

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