Legal Opinion

Colbert County Hospital Board, a Corporation, D/B/A Helen Keller Memorial Hospital v. Bellefonte Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided February 24, 1984No. 83-7050PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge:

In this appeal \ye are asked to construe an insurance policy issued by defendant-ap-pellee Bellefonte Insurance Co. (“Belle-fonte”) to plaintiffs-appellants Colbert County Hospital Board (“Board”), doing business as Helen Keller Memorial Hospital (“Hospital”). The sole issue presented is whether a lawsuit filed against the Board by a former patient at the Hospital presented only one “claim” under the terms of the insurance policy, or three “claims.” We hold that the district court erred when it interpreted the applicable law to require that only one “claim” was…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company v. Hawaiian Insurance & Guaranty CompanyHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. Addie Elizabeth Smith v. Eugene BenedictCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
  3. Steele v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
  4. Combined Communications Corporation, an Arizona Corporation, Cross v. Seaboard Surety Company, a New York Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  5. Dorney v. Dairymen's League Cooperative Ass'nDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1957

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  4. Shelter America Corp. v. Ohio Casualty & Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Utah · 1987
  5. Village of Camp Point v. Continental Casualty Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1991

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