· 12/31/1836
Thomas v. Folwell
Citations
- 2 Whart. 11
- 1836 Pa. LEXIS 222
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- treating a person as an \insured\ in relation to one kind of claim but not in relation to another kind of claim
- “The rule for the interpretation of a statute is that... all its words [must be] construed according to the common and approved usage of the language”
- where defendant insurer failed to defend and insured defaulted in underlying claim, insurer barred in subsequent action from offering evidence showing that there was no gross negligence, because “[t]hat question was foreclosed by the judgment” in underlying action
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Judges: Gibson
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