Legal Opinion
R.T. Hepworth Company v. Dependable Insurance Company, Inc., Third-Party v. Aegon Usa, Inc., Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 24, 1993No. 92-2404PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
An insurance company, having made a bad deal for itself, now seeks to squirm free of the terms of its contract by claiming that they are ambiguous. Dependable Insurance Co. (“Dependable”) wants the return of commissions it paid to R.T. Hepworth Co. (“Hep-worth”), a managing general agent for insurance carriers, and is suing Aegon, USA (“Ae-gon”), the successor in interest to the firm that guaranteed Hepworth’s debts. 1 Under an agency agreement signed in mid-1981, Hepworth began finding banks for Dependable to do business with. The banks loaned money to customers —…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Kenneth P. Bidlack v. Wheelabrator CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. W.R. Grace & Co. And Grace Petroleum CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Sunstream Jet Express, Inc., a Delaware Corporation v. International Air Service Co., Ltd., a California CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- The Marmon Group, Inc. v. Rexnord, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Whiting Stoker Co. v. Chicago Stoker CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield Mutual v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield Mutual of Ohio, (96-4218)/cross-Appellee v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant (96-4325) v. Columbia/hca Healthcare Corporation and Integrated Health Corporation, Third-Party (96-4241)/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation v. O.R. Concepts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Brooklyn Bagel Boys, Inc. v. Earthgrains Refrigerated Dough Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Interim Health Care of Northern Illinois, Inc. v. Interim Health Care, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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