Legal Opinion
Steigler v. Insurance Co. of North America
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided February 27, 1978PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Justice:
In this action on a fire insurance contract brought by Herbert F. Steigler and Arlene R. Steigler, his wife, (plaintiffs), the Superi- or Court granted summary judgment to defendant, Insurance Company of North America (INA). That ruling is on appeal here.
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Plaintiffs sue on an insurance policy, issued by INA, for damage to their home caused by fire on October 19, 1968. Plaintiffs, as husband and wife, owned the property as tenants by the entirety. Greenly v. Greenly, 49 A.2d 126 (1946); Heitz v. Sayers, Del.Super., 121 A. 225 (1923); Kunz v. Kurtz, 68 A. 450 (1899). INA refused…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Hoyt v. New Hampshire Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1942
- California Insurance Company v. A. L. Allen and Dovie Moore AllenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by112 opinions
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