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· 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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