Legal Opinion
Davies v. Sun Life Assur. Co. of Canada
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided October 12, 1932No. 20700PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUSHMAN, District Jndge
(after stating the facts as above).
Concerning the measure of damages for the wrongful refusal of an insurance company to carry out its contract of insurance it has been said (7 Couch on Insurance, § 1870) :
“Sec. 1870. Wrongful Breach or Termination of Contract by Insurer. Although there is no doubt that the wrongful refusal of an insurance company to carry out its contract of-insurance gives a right of action to the injured party for the damages sustained hv reason of such breach or repudiation of the contract, there does seem to he an irreconcilable conflict of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Roehm v. HorstSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- New York Life Insurance v. StathamSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Lovell v. St. Louis Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Nichols v. Scranton Steel Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Mutual Reserve Fund Life Ass'n v. FerrenbachCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1906
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Ginsburg v. Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co. of CaliforniaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1933
- Menssen v. Travelers Ins. Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1933