Legal Opinion
Continental Casualty Co. v. American Fidelity & Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 4, 1960No. Nos. 12779, 12780PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTINGS, Chief Judge.
This is a diversity action brought by plaintiff, Continental Casualty Company (Continental), against defendant, American Fidelity and Casualty Company (American). Continental seeks reimbursement for judgments it paid in certain personal injury actions which it defended, alleging that the legal obligation to defend and to pay was that of American. After the issues were closed and certain interrogatories were answered, both parties filed motions for summary judgment supported by appropriate affidavits.
The district court denied American’s motion for summary judgment and…
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