· 4/9/1962
Kerr Steamship Co. v. United States
Citations
- 369 U.S. 422
- 7 L. Ed. 2d 847
- 82 S. Ct. 874
- 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1497
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- no recovery for bad faith failure to settle, where insured was insolvent before the entry of an excess judgment, and bankrupt afterwards
- no recovery for bad faith failure to settle, where insured was insolvent before the entry of an excess judgment, and bankrupt after-wards
- no recovery for bad faith failure to settle, where insured was insolvent before the entry of an excess judgment, and bankrupt after-wards
- no recovery for bad faith failure to settle, where insured was insolvent before the entry of an excess judgment, and bankrupt afterwards
- insurer had no obligation to insured who, because of bankruptcy, suffered no loss
- Landlord unable to recover rent for premises furnished to minor on ground that it constituted a necessary in the absence of evidence that the minor was not supplied with suitable housing by his parent or guardian.
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Judges: Per Curiam
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