Legal Opinion

Zahn v. General Insurance Co. of America

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided May 20, 1980No. 52465PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAMS, Justice.

The first question presented in this appeal is whether or not the husband and wife, Zahns, appellants, may maintain an action directly against the appellees, General Insurance Company of America (General), and Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company (Hartford). We determine they may. An additional question involved is whether or not the first cause of action of appellant Landco, Inc. (Landco) is one seeking declaratory relief. We hold it is not.

Landco designed and created a series of residential lots for home construction. The Zahns purchased one of these lots from Landco…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Christian v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
  2. Maryland Casualty Co. v. PeppardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
  3. Prudential Fire Ins. Co. v. Trave-Taylor Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1944
  4. Wright v. Allstate Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1955
  5. Bossert v. DouglasCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1976

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Roach v. Atlas Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
  2. Goodwin v. Old Republic Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
  3. Gay & Taylor, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1981
  4. Campbell v. American International Group, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1999
  5. Natasha Urena and Daniel Rodriguez, Administrators of the Estate of Juliana Rodriguez Morel v. Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of AmericaDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2024

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