· 6/4/1980
Bankers & Shippers Insurance v. Electro Enterprises Inc.
Citations
- 415 A.2d 278
- 287 Md. 641
- 1980 Md. LEXIS 181
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that an insurer was hable to the insured for the costs of defending underlying personal injury suits where the insurer had a duty to defend the insured
- allowing the prevailing party in a declaratory judgment action to bring a separate action for further relief
- allowing the prevailing party in a declaratory judgment action to bring a separate action for further relief
- addressing a declaratory judgment ruling on policy coverage disputes brought soon after the underlying tort claim was filed
- explaining, in defense coverage dispute, that “a party [may] bring one action requesting only a declaratory judgment and then [] bring a separate action for further relief based on the rights determined by that judgment”
- interpreting provision similar to NRS 30.100 as \expressly permit [ting] a party to bring one action requesting only a declaratory judgment and then to bring a separate action for further relief based on the rights determined by that judgment\
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Judges: Cole, Davidson, Digges, Eldridge, Murphy, Orth, Smith
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