Legal Opinion

Sphere Drake Insurance v. All American Life Insurance

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided September 22, 2003No. 99 C 4573PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HART, District Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

The underlying dispute in this case concerns whether plaintiff-counterdefendant Sphere Drake Insurance Limited, 1 an English corporation, is liable to défendant-counterplaintiff All American Life Insur-anee Company, 2 an Illinois corporation, on a retrocession policy know as the “Uni-care Retrocession.” 3 In its Amended Complaint, Sphere Drake seeks a declaration that the Unicare Retrocession is void because the Sphere Drake agent 4 that issued the retrocession exceeded its authority in that EIU acted beyond the monetary limits of…

2Cases cited64 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Ronald Palmer v. Marion County, City of Indianapolis, and Sheriff Jack CotteyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
  5. Stephen P. Turner v. J.V.D.B. & Associates, Inc., an Illinois CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Sphere Drake Insurance Limited v. American General Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
  2. Fenje v. FeldDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2003
  3. Guaranty Residential Lending, Inc. v. International Mortgage Center, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2004
  4. Loeffel Steel Products, Inc. v. Delta Brands, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2005
  5. Deen v. EglestonDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 2009

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