Legal Opinion
United States v. Security Management Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 16, 1996No. Nos. 95-2579, 95-2693PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
This complicated case arises out of a dispute over the meaning of a handful of seemingly simple words. The words in question are found in a primary insurance policy issued by Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (“Aetna”) and in an “excess umbrella” policy issued by Vigilant Insurance Company (“Vigilant”). The feud concerns whether those words provide coverage to the policy holder, Security Management Company, Incorporated (“Security Management”), for alleged acts of racial discrimination in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The district court found that…
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- Lawver v. BolingWisconsin Supreme Court · 1976
- Newhouse Ex Rel. Skow v. Citizens Security Mutual InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1993
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