Legal Opinion
Albert Habaz v. Employers' Fire Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 1, 1957No. 15682_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VOGEL. Circuit Judge.
Albert Habaz, appellant, brought this suit to recover on a policy of insurance issued to him by the appellee. Diversity of citizenship and involvement of more than the statutory requirement form the basis for federal jurisdiction.
At the time in question, the appellant was the operator of a shop at 322 Central Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Central Avenue forms the bottom of a narrow valley which in periods of rainfall exceeding the capacity of storm sewers becomes a drainway funneling water through the City of Hot Springs. On the morning of February 15, 1956, there were…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bird v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Mercury Insurance v. McClellanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1950
- Penn-National Hardware Mutual v. GriffinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1927
3Cited by8 opinions
- Perkins v. Clinton State BankCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Jimmy N. Looney, Clinton M. Hickman, Betty Cureton, Margaret Coon, Martha Cooper and R. T. Cooper v. Allstate Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Continental Casualty Co. v. DidierSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
- Jefferson Insurance Company of Pine Bluff, Arkansas v. Lester H. Hirchert and Norman HirchertCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
- H. R. Weissberg Corp. v. New York Underwriters InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1971
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