Legal Opinion
Maryland Casualty Co. v. Faulkner
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 2, 1942No. 8839PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal, like that in Dominion Electrical Mfg. Co. v. Edwin L. Wiegand Co., 6 Cir., 126 F.2d 172, this day decided, challenges the discretion of the District Court in dismissing a bill for declaratory relief under the Federal Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 400. In this case, as in that, there is no question as to the existence of an actual present controversy.
The appellant is an insurer and issued a policy to the appellee Faulkner, undertaking to compensate, on behalf of the insured, persons who may have sustained injuries through accident arising out of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pacific Coal & Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. QuarlesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1937
- Rogers v. Guaranty Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. Consumers Finance Service, Inc. of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1938
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Allstate Insurance Company v. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Hammett v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- American States Insurance Company v. Emilio D'atri, D/B/A D'atri's Sunoco Service Station, Leona A. Fox, William Fox and Clarence Fox Motors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
- American Casualty Co. of Reading, Pa. v. HowardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. HiermerDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1988
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