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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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