Legal Opinion
Hartford Fire Insurance Corp. of New York v. Electrical District No. 4
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided March 25, 1969No. 2 CA-CIV 597PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOLLOY, Chief Judge.
In this case, we must determine whether the evidence presented justified a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff-appellee’s claim that damage to its electrical transformer was caused by “fire” within the meaning and coverage of the standard fire insurance policies issued by appellants.
The plaintiff-appellee, Electrical District, owns and operates the Empire substation near the City of Eloy. The basic functioning mechanism of the substation is a transformer, which reduces or "steps down” the 115,000 volt current in the nearby Bureau of Reclamation transmission line to a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ager v. Baltimore Transit Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
- Dairyland Mutual Insurance Company v. AndersenArizona Supreme Court · 1967
- Southwestern Freight Lines, Ltd. v. FloydArizona Supreme Court · 1941
- Malanga v. Royal Indemnity CompanyArizona Supreme Court · 1967
- Jorgensen v. Hartford Fire Insurance CompanyUtah Supreme Court · 1962
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3Cited by8 opinions
- J.R. Maffei Richard Maffei Betty J. Maffei v. Northern Insurance Company of New York Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Farmers Insurance Exchange v. LoescheCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1972
- Washington State Hop Producers, Inc. v. Harbor InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1983
- Morari v. Atlantic Mutual Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1969
- Performance Systems, Inc. v. KahlCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1975
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