Legal Opinion
Hamlin Incorporated v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, Home Insurance Company, and Home Indemnity Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 7, 1996No. 95-3251, 95-3255 and 95-3334PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The DICKEY-john Corporation filed a suit against Hamlin Inc. for breach of contract and breach of warranty. The suit was eventually settled for $2.6 million and Hamlin turned around and brought the present suit, a diversity suit governed by Wisconsin common law, against two of its liability insurers (actually three, but two are affiliates and need not be distinguished), to recover the $2.6 million. Hamlin charges that the two insurers breached their duty to defend it against DICKEY-john’s suit. The district court granted Hamlin’s motion for summary judgment, awarding it…
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