Legal Opinion
Royal Indemnity Company v. Henry Clingan and Linda Clingan
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 16, 1966No. 16538_1PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
The district court held that plaintiff-appellant, Royal Indemnity Company (“Royal”), is liable under an automobile accident insurance policy, and Royal has appealed. This action was filed by Royal for declaratory judgment and was tried before the district judge sitting without a jury.
Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship. The law of Tennessee controls.
In its opinion, which is published in 238 F.Supp. 448 (E.D.Tenn.), the district court held that (1) the driver of the automobile at the time of the accident was not an insured under the policy because he was…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- King v. Order of United Commercial Travelers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Central-Illinois Securities Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- American Automobile Insurance v. JonesTennessee Supreme Court · 1932
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. McConnaughyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1962
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Geraldine W. Bradley and Donald H. Bradley v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Larry Gillen v. Globe Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- 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
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