INSURANCE - "LIABILITY" OF "INDEMNITY" CONTRACT - "NO ACTION" CLAUSE

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Abstract

Plaintiff sued his insurer upon a policy which provided that the defendant would indemnify the insured against loss from liability for damages and would defend any suit brought against the assured to recover such damages. The policy contained a "no action" clause which denied a right of action unless a final judgment had been rendered and the assured had actually sustained a loss by payment of such judgment. Such a suit, brought against the plaintiff, had been unsuccessfully defended by the insurer. It was held that plaintiff could recover on the policy upon the rendition of the judgment and without having actually paid the judgment. Kipkey v. Casualty Ass'n of America, 255 Mich. 408,238 N.W. 239 (1931).

Recommended Citation

INSURANCE - "LIABILITY" OF "INDEMNITY" CONTRACT - "NO ACTION" CLAUSE, 30 Mich. L. Rev. 627 (1932).
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