Legal Opinion
Westchester Fire Insurance Company, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. General Star Indemnity Company, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 26, 1999No. 97-4035, 98-1030PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Allen Little died at work at an iron-making facility in Granite City, Illinois, when he was run over by a dump truck owned and operated by St. Louis Slag Products Company. His widow filed a wrongful death action against St. Louis Slag and various other defendants in Illinois state court. St. Louis Slag was insured by General Star Indemnity (GenS-tar) for $1 million and had an excess policy with Westchester Fire Insurance Company for $5 million. 1 The other defendants dropped out of -the picture, the case proceeded to trial, and GenStar eventually settled for $2 million.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Estate of Wernick v. MacKsIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
- Frank Humphrey v. Norbert StaszakCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Twin City Fire Insurance Company v. Country Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Talitha TINCHER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by20 opinions
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