Legal Opinion
National Indemnity Co. v. Continental Insurance
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 11, 1985No. 551, September Term, 1984PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSALYN B. BELL, Judge.
“Once a can of worms has been opened, the only way to fit them back in is to use a larger can.”
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This quotation illustrates the difficulty faced in determining primary and secondary liability between insurance companies when the policies contain conflicting limitation clauses and endorsements.
Ridgeway Trucking Company, Inc. (Ridgeway), entered into a lease agreement with Scientific, Inc. (Scientific), under which a tractor owned by Ridgeway would be rented by Scientific to haul its trailer. Ridgeway also hired a driver, Andrew Dorsey, to operate the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- National Grange Mutual Insurance v. PinkneyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
- Federal Insurance v. Allstate InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- Transport Indemnity Company v. Home Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Celina Mutual Casualty Co. v. Citizens Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1950
- Little v. First Federated Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1972
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Shapiro v. MassengillCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1995
- Equity Mutual Insurance Co. v. Spring Valley Wholesale Nursery, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
- Empire Fire and Marine Ins. Co. v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1997
- Mission Insurance v. United States Fire InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- Harford Mutual Insurance v. JacobsonCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1988
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