Legal Opinion

Watkins Motor Lines, Inc. v. Zero Refrigerated Lines

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided September 11, 1974No. 73 C 1517PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

AUSTIN, District Judge.

This is an action by one trucking company against another for indemnification under the regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission for damages the plaintiff paid in settlement of a personal injury case. In the course of pleading, the defendant filed a counterclaim for indemnification pursuant to the terms of an interchange of equipment agreement between the two companies. The other parties to the action are the companies’ respective liability insurers. Federal jurisdiction is predicated upon the diversity of the parties’ citizenship and an…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railway Co. v. VoigtSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  2. Oreathel Alford, Administratrix of the Estate of Ezell Alford v. Hugh Major D/B/A Hugh Major Truck Lines, and Carriers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
  3. Allstate Insurance Company v. Alterman Transport Lines, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Consolidated Systems, Inc., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee. Allstate Insurance Company, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Alterman Transport Lines, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Consolidated Systems, Inc., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  4. Carolina Freight Carriers Corp. v. Pitt County Transportation Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
  5. General Expressways, Inc. v. Schreiber Freight Lines, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1974

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Transamerican Freight Lines, Inc. v. Brada Miller Freight Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Adam v. SHELBY COUNTY COM'NSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
  3. Buckel v. PrenticeDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1976
  4. Anderson v. City of NorthlakeDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1980
  5. Myler v. Arney (In Re Arney)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1983

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