Legal Opinion
Prime Drilling Company, a Corporation v. Standard Accident Insurance Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 25, 1962No. 6898_1PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
Prime Drilling Company, appellant-plaintiff, sued its public liability insurer, Standard Accident Insurance Company, to recover the cost of extinguishing a gas-well fire. Recovery was denied because the policy permitted the recovery of expenses only when incurred at the request of the insurer, there was no request, and the insurer had not waived the applicable policy provision. Jurisdiction is based on diversity.
The case was tried on a stipulation of facts. The insured drilled an oil and gas well in Kansas under contract. Believing the well to be dry, it obtained…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Braly v. Commercial Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1951
- Miller v. Farmers Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1956
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Fred PetschCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
- Knouse v. Equitable Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1947
- Pelischek v. VoshellSupreme Court of Kansas · 1957
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Broadwell Realty Services, Inc. v. Fidelity & Cas. Co. of NYNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1987
- McNeilab, Inc. v. North River InsuranceDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1986
- Transamerica Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Gage Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
- Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Elmer D. Russell, Elmer D. Russell, Cross-Appellant v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, a Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
- Carriers Insurance Company v. American Home Assurance Company, and Hartford Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
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