Legal Opinion
National Mutual Ins. Co. Of the District of Columbia v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 24, 1952No. 11135_1PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This is a controversy between two insurance companies over which of them shall bear the burden of a loss.
Jennie Emens, the victim of a highway accident, recovered a judgment in New Jersey against James Mench, Jr., the owner and driver of a trailer-truck. Mench was insured under a policy issued to him by the National Mutual Insurance Company, and that company took charge of his defense. The judgment against Mench was never satisfied, and the present litigation arose when Jennie Emens brought' suit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- George's Radio, Inc. v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Lumber Mutual Casualty Ins. Co. v. StukesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
- War Emergency Co-Op. Ass'n v. WidenhouseCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- Builders & Mfrs. Mut. Casualty Co. v. Preferred Automobile Ins.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1941
- Malisfski v. Indemnity Ins. Co. of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Karam v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company v. Guaranty National Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Kenrose Mfg. Co., Inc., a New York Corporation v. Fred Whitaker Company, Inc. v. Kilodyne, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Campbell v. BartlettCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- Nancy Ridgway, Guardian of the Estates of David Ridgway and Mary Ellen Ridgway, Cross-Appellant v. Gulf Life Insurance Company, a Corporation, Cross v. Ranger Insurance Company, John Lee HolcombeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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