· 6/1/1937
Great Lakes Transit Corp. v. Interstate Steamship Co.
Citations
- 301 U.S. 646
- 57 S. Ct. 915
- 81 L. Ed. 1318
- 1937 U.S. LEXIS 1142
How courts have described this case
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- prevents an insurer from \overrid[ing] its own obligation to the assured\
- prevents an insurer from “overridpng] its own obligation to the assured”
- ambiguity in insurance contract construed to give effect to contract’s dominant purpose
- insurer cannot sue tortfeasor that purchased insurance
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Judges: Hughes
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