Legal Opinion
Sears, Roebuck and Co. v. American Mutual Liability Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 10, 1967No. 15792_1PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTINGS, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a dismissal by the district court, sua sponte, of a diversity declaratory judgment action, instituted by Sears, Roebuck and Co., a New York corporation having its principal place of business in Illinois, against American Mutual Liability Insurance Company, a Massachusetts corporation.
Sears sought a declaratory judgment that American Mutual was obligated, by reason of an insurance contract containing a vendor’s endorsement, to defend and indemnify Sears in an action filed by one John Ervin in a circuit court of Illinois.
In his suit against Sears,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. QuarlesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1937
- Delno v. Market St. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1942
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. Consumers Finance Service, Inc. of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1938
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3Cited by71 opinions
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- Hanes Corporation, a North Carolina Corporation v. Julien MillardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
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