Legal Opinion

Ronald D. Nichols v. Nancy Anderson, and Canal Insurance Company, Garnishee-Appellant. Allstate Insurance Company v. Canal Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 25, 1988No. 87-4501PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Canal Insurance Company, a defendant in this Mississippi diversity case, appeals the district court’s judgment for the plaintiffs. Based on our earlier decision, 788 F.2d 1140, holding invalid a radius-exclusion clause in an Arkansas insurance contract, the district court ruled that the insurer should be liable for the entire amount of the policy. The district court also found the insurer liable for interest under a.supplementary payments provision in the insurance contract even though primary liability arose solely through the operation of law. Finally,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Meyer v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1984
  3. Estate of Neal Ex Rel. Delgado v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeNevada Supreme Court · 1977
  4. David R. Green v. Amerada-Hess CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  5. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. ShellyMichigan Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Janvey v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
  2. Canal Insurance Company v. Darrell A. Benner, Gary Lebreton, Canal Insurance Company v. Darrell A. BennerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
  3. Rao v. Universal Underwriters, Ins.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1988
  4. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Elgin Warehouse and Equipment L.P. Head, Phyllis States, Phyllis States, as Personal Representative of Randall W. States, Deceased v. L.P. HeadCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  5. Canal Insurance Company v. Rodney Dewayne AshmoreCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997

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