Legal Opinion

V. L. Phillips & Co., Inc. v. Pennsylvania Threshermen & Farmers' Mut. Cas. Ins. Co

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided September 5, 1952No. 6446PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAYES, District Judge.

The Pennsylvania Threshermen and Farmers’ Mutual Casualty Insurance Company, desiring to enter the State of Virginia to carry on its Casualty Insurance business, entered into a written contract, on August 11, 1944, with V. Lance Phillips of Richmond, Va., as its Agent for the State of Virginia, excluding the counties of Accomac and Northampton. The Agent was engaged in insurance business as State Agent with other companies and the contract did not require him to promote this Company’s business to the exclusion of others. Later, Phillips incorporated his business in the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Kerr & Elliott v. Green Mountain Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1941
  2. Port Investment Co. v. Oregon Mutual Fire InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1939
  3. Northwest Underwriters, Inc. v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
  4. Norfolk Southern Bus Corp. v. Virginia Dare Transp. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
  5. Kelly v. American Mine Owners Casualty Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1933

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Maurice L. KillianCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
  2. Travelers Indemnity Co. v. MerlingCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
  3. Meissel v. FinleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1956
  4. Garrett v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1974
  5. Thoms v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1968

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