Legal Opinion
Nielson v. Travelers Indemnity Company
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided June 30, 1959No. Civ. 758PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRAVEN, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Alfred Nielson, an excavating contractor, was the insured under certain liability policies issued by the defendant. On September 7, 1955, the employees of the plaintiff, in excavating a ditch for a sewer on East State Street in Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, unknowingly damaged a two inch gas main. The excavation was made pursuant to a contract between the plaintiff and a property owner who is not involved herein. The gas main was in the street under a franchise granted by the City of Mason City to Peoples’ Gas & Electric Company. That Company was…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Kendrick v. MasonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Remmer v. Glens Falls Indemnity Co.California Court of Appeal · 1956
- Hale v. DepaoliCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
- Standard Acc. Ins. Co. v. RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Muller Fuel Oil Co. v. Ins. Co. of N. Amer.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1967
- Travelers Ins. Co. v. CJ Gayfer's & Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
- First Newton National Bank v. General Casualty Co. of WisconsinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1988
- New Amsterdam Casualty Company v. AddisonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
- Peerless Insurance v. CloughSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1963
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