Legal Opinion
Firemen's Insurance Company of Washington, D.C. v. Walter E. Washington
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 31, 1973No. 71-2009PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
In this suit against the District of Columbia, the Firemens’ Fund Insurance Co. successfully challenged the validity of two insurance regulations adopted by the District of Columbia Council.
During 1969 and 1970, the Government Operations Committee of the Council conducted hearings on insurance problems in the District and uncovered what it termed an “insurance crisis.” The hearings disclosed a widespread practice of refusing to underwrite basic property insurance in the inner-city solely on the basis of the environmental hazards presented by the geographic location of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Berman v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- United States v. Morton Salt Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by33 opinions
- McIntosh v. WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Don't Tear It Down, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Avenue Development CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- District of Columbia v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATIONDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Lexington Fayette County Food & Beverage Ass'n v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County GovernmentKentucky Supreme Court · 2004
- American University Park Citizens Ass'n v. BurkaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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