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· 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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