Legal Opinion
Hanover Insurance Company v. Northern Building Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 8, 2014No. 13-2675PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
This is a breach of contract action brought before us pursuant to our diversity jurisdiction. In 2008, Northern Building Company (“Northern”), operated by Thomas VanDuinen out of his home in Alpena, Michigan, won a contract to do various work at Midway International Airport in Chicago under the supervision of a project manager. Hanover Insurance Company (“Hanover”) served as Northern’s bonding agent for the project, issuing surety bonds on Northern’s behalf. In exchange, Hanover required Northern to enter into an Indemnity Agreement (“the Agreement”) outlining Northern’s…
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