Legal Opinion
Posner v. Travelers Insurance Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 14, 1965No. 65 C 535PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILL, District Judge.
This suit arises out of an automobile accident in the state of Wisconsin between the plaintiff and Mrs. Penelope C. Pallin. Plaintiff, a resident of Illinois, brings this direct action against the Travelers Insurance Co., the insurer of Mrs. Pallin. Mrs. Pallin is a resident of Michigan where the defendant delivered an automobile insurance policy to her. The defendant-insurer is a Connecticut corporation which also does business in Illinois.
The contract of insurance contains a clause, known as a “no action” clause, which prevents the insurer from being sued directly. This…
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