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ST. LOUIS BEEF CO. v. CASUALTY CO.

No. 197.

201 U.S. 173 (1906)

ST. LOUIS DRESSED BEEF AND PROVISION COMPANY v. MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 19, 1906.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Ford W. Thompson with whom Mr. William B. Thompson and Mr. Ralph Crews were on the brief, for St. Louis Beef Co.

Mr. Frank Gosnell and Mr. Geo. Weems Williams for the Casualty Co..

MR. JUSTICE HOLMES, after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.

An elementary remark or two will do something toward answering these questions. The form of the declaration does not appear, but we may suppose a count upon the Casualty Company's refusal to defend the suit against the plaintiff. If the defendant's contention is right, that breach made it impossible for the plaintiff to entitle itself...

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