Legal Opinion
State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. v. Braxton
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 1, 1948No. 5709PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
Herman Braxton, in a state court, recovered judgment for damages for personal injuries against J. E. Flippo. Since Flippo held a public liability policy issued by the State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (hereinafter called the insurer), Braxton garnisheed the insurer in the state court and insurer thereupon removed the case to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
In the District Court Braxton filed a complaint, to which was attached a copy of the insurance policy, and the insurer filed an answer containing five defenses. The…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Press Publishing Co. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1922
- Ayres v. Harleysville Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1939
- Lumber Mutual Casualty Ins. Co. v. StukesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
- Kent v. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1925
- Hann v. Times-Dispatch Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1936
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3Cited by14 opinions
- United Service Automobile Association v. Andrew Byrd Pinkard and Edward J. Hanks, Administrator of the Estate of Clifton Wiley Hanks, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Getlin v. Maryland Cas. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
- Stillwell v. Iowa National Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964
- Clinchfield Railroad v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1958
- Aetna Casualty and Surety Company v. KellamSupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
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