Legal Opinion
Highlands Insurance Company v. Lewis Rail Service Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 29, 1993No. 93-1034PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.
In this diversity action, Highlands Insurance Company (“Highlands”) sued Lewis Rail Sendee Corporation (“Lewis”) pursuant to the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201, for a declaration that Highlands, Lewis’ excess insurance carrier, owed no coverage for claims under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., arising from injury to Lewis’ employee, Robert Lewellyn, who recovered almost $2 million in a settlement with Lewis and other parties. Because Lewis did not properly notify Highlands of the accident or lawsuit as required by the…
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3Cited by44 opinions
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