Legal Opinion
Allstate Insurance Company v. Jerry Lee Brown, and Frank Orbik Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 10, 1994No. 93-2304PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.
On the morning of May 16, 1991, Frank Orbik Jr. (“Orbik”) shot Jerry Lee Brown (“Brown”). Thereafter, Brown brought a personal injuries suit against Orbik in Indiana state court. Orbik notified his insurer, Allstate Insurance Company (“Allstate”), of the lawsuit and requested a defense and indemnification. Allstate then brought a declaratory judgment action in federal district court under diversity jurisdiction against both Orbik and Brown. Allstate maintained that Orbik’s insurance policy did not provide coverage for the injuries Brown sustained after Orbik shot him…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Gulf Insurance Company v. Ronald Tilley, Carol Jo Tilley, Marcella Smith (A Minor), Patricia A. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
- Allstate Insurance v. FosterDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1988
- Allstate Ins. Co. v. SchmittNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1990
- Hooper v. Allstate Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- Freeman v. Commonwealth Life Ins.Indiana Supreme Court · 1972
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Allstate Ins. Co. v. PeasleyWashington Supreme Court · 1997
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- Allstate Insurance v. BarronSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- Allstate Insurance Co. v. JunielColorado Court of Appeals · 1996
- American Family Mutual Insurance v. HadleyNebraska Supreme Court · 2002
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