Dreis & Krump Manufacturing Co. v. Phoenix Insurance

SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal involves the necessity of construing several provisions and definitions in an insurance policy.

Jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship and inasmuch as the insurance policy was apparently executed in Illinois, Illinois law governs and apparently was applied by the district court, but we reconfirm Judge Cummings’ request in Carboline Company v. Home Indemnity Company, 522 F.2d 363, 368 (7th Cir. 1975) that “[i]t would be helpful to this Court in the future if the district courts in diversity eases would include a determination of the applicable…