Legal Opinion

State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided February 29, 1972No. 71-1847PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Per curiam

State Auto sued State Farm in the District Court for proration of the loss incurred by it in settlement of wrongful death, personal injury, and property damage actions against the estate of its insured, Proctor, arising out of a collision when a Ford Econoline Van, owned and operated by Proctor and towing his Jeep, crossed the centerline of a highway in Kentucky and collided head-on with a tractor and trailer.

Each insurer had issued to Proctor a policy of liability insurance, State Auto insuring the Ford, and State Farm insuring the Jeep.

Both policies of insurance provided that the insurer…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Richland Knox Mutual Insurance Company v. David Kallen, Sondra Litwin and American Policyholders Insurance Company, Sondra Litwin, Cross v. David Kallen, American Policyholders Insurance Company, Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange and Richland Knox Mutual Insurance Company, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
  2. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Western Fire Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1970
  3. Insurance Company of North America v. Royal Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
  4. American Fire & Casualty Co. v. Allstate Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1954
  5. Eastern Transportation Co. v. Liberty Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1958

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Equity Mutual Insurance Co. v. Spring Valley Wholesale Nursery, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
  2. Transport Insurance Co. v. FordCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1994
  3. Pekin Insurance v. Fidelity & Guaranty InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
  4. Mission Insurance v. Hartford InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
  5. Ryder Truck Rental v. US Fidelity & Guaranty Co.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1981

8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API