Legal Opinion
Bankruptcy Estate of Lake Geneva Sugar Shack, Inc. v. General Star Indemnity Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 11, 2000No. 99-1321PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
This is a diversity case based on the Wisconsin tort of bad faith in denying insurance coverage. The district court granted the motion of the General Star Indemnity Company (GenStar) for summary judgment and dismissed the case on the basis of claim preclusion. Bankruptcy Estate of Lake Geneva Sugar Shack, Inc. v. General Star Indemnity Co., 32 F.Supp.2d 1059 (E.D.Wis.1999). The issue before us is whether this action is barred by a judgment in a case brought by the insurer in Walworth County, Wisconsin, a case in which counterclaims were filed, including one for…
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- Heyden v. Safeco Title InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1993
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Bankruptcy Estate Of Lake Geneva Sugar Shack, Incorporated v. General Star Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000