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· 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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