Legal Opinion
American National Bank & Trust Co. of Chicago v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 21, 1971No. Nos. 17803, 17804PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.
Action against six insurers to recover on account of the accidental death of Robert C. Usher.1 All defendants alleged his death was suicide, but that issue has not been determined. Five defendants sought summary judgments based on other defenses. The district court granted summary judgment on some grounds and denied it on others. Final judgments in favor of three insurers were entered under Rule 54(b) F.R. Civ.P. Plaintiff appealed from these judgments and two defendants appealed from the order denying them summary judgment.
Mr. Usher was struck and killed by a train…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Campbell v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
- Mooney v. Underwriters at Lloyd's, LondonIllinois Supreme Court · 1965
- Sommerio v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1937
- Esther Scheinman v. Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
- La Penta v. Mutual Trust Life InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1955
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3Cited by2 opinions
- American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, a National Banking Association, Not Individually, but as Trustee Under Trust No. Ti-24356 v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London, World Auxiliary Insurance Co., Ltd., Sued as Lloyd's of London, American Home Assurance Company, Associated Indemnity Corporation, Sued as Fireman's Fund, American Insurance Company, North American Life & Casualty Company and Old Republic Insurance Company, Defendants-Cross-Appellants v. American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, a National Banking Association, Not Individually, but as Trustee Under Trust No. Ti-24356, Plaintiff-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Senate Builders and Construction Managers, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2017