Legal Opinion
Knowles v. War Damage Corporation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 4, 1948No. 9658PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.
Appellants were plaintiffs in a civil action in the District Court, brought against the defendant Corporation to require it to file an accounting of insurance premiums received by it and of its expenses, and to refund to its policyholders the net premiums now in its possession. Plaintiffs said that they brought the suit on behalf of themselves and all other policyholders, exceeding six million in number. Upon motion of the defendant, the District Court dismissed the action.
The defendant Corporation was organized and is wholly owned by the Reconstruction Finance…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Hansberry v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Gibbs v. BuckSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Thomson v. GaskillSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Keifer & Keifer v. Reconstruction Finance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Clark v. Paul Gray, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Potrero Hill Community Action Committee, Etc. v. The Housing Authority of the City and County of San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
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