Trinity Universal Insurance Company v. Cincinnati Insurance Company, and Joe L. Chittum, Individually and as of the Estate of Mary Ruthchittum, Deceased, Trinity Universal Insurance Company v. Cincinnati Insurance Company, Joe L. Chittum, Individually, and as of the Estate of Mary Ruthchittum, Deceased’s Empirical Analysis
513 F.2d 915 · 1975
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 1 district · 8 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 14 later decisions — most recently August 2010
3 federal appellate · 1 district · 8 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on American Financial Corp. v. Fireman's Fund Ins. · Continental Casualty Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · Great American Mutual Indemnity Co. v. Jones · Robert M. Bright, Administrator of the Estate of Robert R. Bright, Deceased, and Dennis Harless v. Ohio Casualty Insurance Company · 243 Cal. App. 2d 186 - Government Employees Insurance v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“II. DEFINITIONS: A. Insured the unqualified word "Insured" includes the Named Insured and also includes: (1) except with respect to liability arising out of ownership, operation, maintenance, use, loading and unloading of automobiles, aircraft or watercraft any director, stockholder, officer, or other employee of the Named Insured, while acting within the scope of his duties as such, and any organization or proprietor with respect to real estate management for the Named Insured. If the Named Insured is a partnership or joint venture, any partner or member thereof but only with respect to his liability as such; (2)... . (3) with respect to any automobile owned by the named insured or hired for use by or on behalf of the Named Insured, ... . The insurance afforded by this subdivision (3), with respect to any person or organization other than the Named Insured does not apply: (a)... . (b)... . (c) with respect to any hired automobile, aircraft or watercraft, to the owner or lessee thereof, other than the Named Insured, or any employee of such owner or lessee.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“The provisions are obviously designed to cover any executive officer on company business driving an automobile not owned by the company, unless the automobile is owned by the executive or a member of his family. The rationale for structuring the coverage in this manner is understandable. The provisions protect corporate officers while they are driving automobiles not owned by the company but at the same time prevent the possible abuse of company officers’ wrongfully transferring their own personal risks to the company’s insurance by erroneously insisting that they are on incidental company business when a loss occurs. Such abuses could result in the company’s insurance having to bear losses which would ordinarily be covered by the officers’ personal insurance. The provision extending coverage to non-owned vehicles is clearly limited by the phrase “to the extent set forth below.” The wording which directly follows specifically excludes coverage with respect to vehicles owned by executive officers or members of their families.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“(b) Any partner or executive officer thereof.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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