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· 3/2/1925

Merchants Mutual Automobile Liability Insurance v. Smart

Citations

  • 267 U.S. 126
  • 45 S. Ct. 320
  • 69 L. Ed. 538
  • 1925 U.S. LEXIS 817

How courts have described this case

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

  • “Title to the indemnity passes out of the bankrupt or insolvent person and vests in him in whom the contract and the state law declare it should vest.”
  • the public policy for Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 26-15-124(c) regarding recovery of attorney fees against insurance companies is to encourage prompt settlement of righteous insurance claims
  • describing the policy behind regulating insurers

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Judges: Taft

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