Queen Insurance v. Basham’s Empirical Analysis
1962
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005) · 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Relies on St Paul Mercury Indemnity Co v. Red Cab Co · Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Co. of America · Maryland Casualty Co. v. Consumers Finance Service, Inc. of Pennsylvania · C. E. Carnes & Co. v. Employers' Liability Assur. Corp., Ltd. of London · Maryland Casualty Co. v. Boyle Const. Co.
Most-quoted passages
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“is determined by the amount of coverage applicable to the claim of the defendant ... would be authority for asserting federal jurisdiction in any declaratory judgment suit involving a liability insurance policy with applicable coverage over [the jurisdictional threshold] no matter how small the claim actually being made.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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