Legal Opinion
Viacom, Inc. v. Transit Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided August 3, 2004No. SC 85986PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM. 1
Westinghouse Electric Corporation 2 purchased excess-insurance policies from Transit Casualty Company. Transit is in receivership, and Westinghouse’s claims under two of the policies were denied. Westinghouse appealed. The Circuit Court of Cole County (the receivership court) determined that Missouri law, not Pennsylvania law, applied to this case and that Transit could allocate the claims based on a pro rata, time-on-the-risk method. As a result, Westinghouse would collect nothing on its policies. Because Pennsylvania law applies, the judgment is reversed, and the case is…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- J.H. France Refractories Co. v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Crown Center Redevelopment Corp. v. Occidental Fire & Casualty Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1986
- State Ex Rel. Missouri State Life Insurance v. HallSupreme Court of Missouri · 1932
- Transit Casualty Co. v. Transit Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2001
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance v. Boardwalk Apartments, L.C.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Building Construction Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
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