Legal Opinion
Jean Hayes and Citizens National Bank v. Allstate Insurance Company and Allstate Indemnity Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 2, 1983No. 83-1456PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs-appellants, Jean Hayes and Citizens National Bank, appeal from the district court’s order of March 2, 1983 in their contract action against Allstate Insurance Company and Allstate Indemnity Company (“Allstate”). This order granted Allstate’s motion to stay the proceedings and ordered the parties to proceed to appraisal. Our jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1). Because we believe that the district court erred by ordering appraisal when it was not unambiguously mandated by the terms of the insurance policy in question, we vacate the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Bowles v. WilkeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949
- Shahan v. BrinegarIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Insurance Company v. Leyron Alvin GreeneCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
- Freeman v. Commonwealth Life Ins.Indiana Supreme Court · 1972
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Donald R. Parrett v. City of Connersville, IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Albert Van Boxel, Cross-Appellee v. The Journal Company Employees' Pension Trust, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Matterhorn, Inc. v. Ncr CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Estate of Herbert CammonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Martha Olson v. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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