Legal Opinion
West Side Salvage, Inc. v. RSUI Indemnity Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 18, 2017No. 16-3928PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
In 2014, we held that West Side Salvage, Inc. was solely liable for the injuries that three workers suffered in a grain-bin explosion. We also held that West Side was liable for $3 million in property damage to the bin, which was owned by ConAgra Foods, Inc.
West Side had an $11 million excess insurance policy with RSUI Indemnity Company. West Side sued RSUI, alleging that RSUI breached its duty to settle Con-Agra’s property-damage claim. The district court granted summary judgment to RSUI. West Side appeals. We affirm.
I. Background
In 2010, ConAgra discovered a hot grain…
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