Legal Opinion
Eastern Associated Coal Corp. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 23, 1980No. Nos. 79-2397, 79-2398PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
VAN DUSEN, Senior Circuit Judge.
This diversity case involves cross-appeals from a partial grant of the defendants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The jury awarded Eastern Associated Coal Corporation (Eastern) $4,736,377. under a business interruption insurance policy held with the defendant insurers for losses incurred due to the closing of Eastern’s Joanne Mine after an underground fire. The defendants moved for judgment n. o. v. on two grounds. First, the defendants’ motion argued that there was insufficient evidence to support the plaintiff’s theory…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Eastman Kodak Co. v. Southern Photo Materials Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Cadwallader v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., in No. 75-2405 v. Videfreeze Corporation, and David E. Chinnery Development Corp., Inno. 75-2406Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Steaks Unlimited, Inc. v. Donna Deaner and Wtae-Tv4 and Hearst CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Mohn v. American Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by23 opinions
- St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company v. United States Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Houghton, Mary D. v. American Guaranty Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Atlantic Mutual Insurance v. Brotech Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1994
- Myrtil v. Hartford Fire InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Associated Photographers, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, an Insurance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
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