Legal Opinion
Estate of Luster v. Allstate Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 23, 2010No. 09-2483PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This diversity suit for breach of an insurance contract was dismissed on summary judgment. The suit is governed, so far as the substantive issues are concerned, by Indiana law, and the plaintiffs appeal presents issues of both contract interpretation and Indiana insurance law.
Mrs. Luster was a widow living alone in her house in Merrillville, Indiana. She had a homeowner’s insurance policy from Allstate. In October 2001, when she was 83, she was injured in a fall and after being released from the hospital moved into an extended-care facility. She executed a power of…
2Cases cited64 opinions
- United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Cabinetree of Wisconsin, Incorporated v. Kraftmaid Cabinetry, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Tate v. Secura InsuranceIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
- United States v. Thomas C. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Joseph P. Cange v. Stotler and Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by8 opinions
- McGrath v. Allstate InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 2010
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