Legal Opinion
Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. v. Edelman
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided February 14, 1963No. 14113-1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN W. OLIVER, District Judge.
Plaintiff insurance company seeks to invoke the discretionary jurisdiction vested in this Court by the Federal Declaratory Judgment Act. All named defendants have filed motions to dismiss.
It is undisputed that defendants Edel-man and Lyon entered into a contract with the City of Kansas City, Missouri to replace certain revolving doors on the main entrance to the City Hall. Plaintiff insurance company alleges that after those doors had been replaced, possession was relinquished to the City and it took over the operation and control of the doors. Subsequent to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Arditi v. Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1958
- Indemnity Ins. Co. of North America v. SchrieferCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1944
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Roy A. Bonwell, Shelton A. Mick, Samuel T. Shaffner and Willie Marie ShaffnerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
- Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. RossDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1950
3Cited by3 opinions
- National U. Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. v. LIPPERT BROS, INC.District Court, D. Nebraska · 1964
- Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. El Dorado Springs R-2 School DistrictDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1967
- Vigilant Insurance v. BehrenhausenDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1995