Legal Opinion
Campbell v. Continental Casualty Co. of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1948No. 13711PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSEN, Circuit Judge.
The suit is one on a policy of liability insurance, to recover from the insurer the amount which the insured had been obliged to pay in satisfaction of a default judgment against him, obtained by a third party in state court, for damages from an automobile collision. The insured also sought to recover a penalty for vexatious delay and attorney’s fees. The District Court, on a trial without a jury, gave judgment for the insurer, and the insured has appealed. Jurisdiction rests on diversity of citizenship, and the case is governed by Missouri law.
The policy, under the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Royal Indemnity Co. v. MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1929
- Indemnity Ins. Co. of North America v. ForrestCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1930
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