Legal Opinion
Auto Owners Mutual Insurance Co. v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co., and John Dehner, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 31, 1969No. 16994_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, who are not involved in this appeal, recovered judgment against Northern Indiana Public Service Company (Nipsco, a utility which distributes gas) and John Dehner, Inc. (a contractor). 1 Plaintiffs recovered for property damage caused by explosion of gas which leaked from a Nipsco pipeline. Both defendants were found causally negligent. This appeal deals with Nip-sco’s cross-complaint for indemnity pursuant to contract between it and Dehner.
The pipeline was installed in 1951; the explosion occurred in 1966. The break occurred where two lengths of pipe had…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Indemnity Insurance Company of North America v. Koontz-Wagner Electric Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
- Norkus v. General Motors CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1963
- General Accident & Fire Assurance Corp. v. New Era Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1966
3Cited by15 opinions
- United States v. SeckingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Indiana State Highway Commission v. ThomasIndiana Court of Appeals · 1976
- Fort Wayne Cablevision v. Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1983
- Mississippi Power Company v. Joseph Roubicek and Mallory Pierce, D/B/A Associated EngineersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Price v. AMOCO OIL COMPANYDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1981
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