American Cereal Co. v. London Guarantee & Accident Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois; Geo. A. Carpenter, Judge. Action by the American Cereal Company against the London Guarantee & Accident Company. Judgment for defendant on demurrer, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff in error filed a declaration in three counts against defendant to recover on an indemnity contract. A demurrer to each count was sustained, plaintiff declined to plead further, and the judgment to which this writ of error is addressed was thereupon entered.
[1] In the third count the contract is set out in haec verba. For the' sum of $50 defendant agreed to indemnify plaintiff for one year “against loss arising solely from its contingent liability as general contractor or owner from common law or any statute for damages on account of bodily injuries, fatal or…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Connolly v. BolsterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
- Frye v. Bath Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1903
- Allen v. Etna Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1906
- Cushman v. Carbondale Fuel Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- Carter v. Ætna Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1907
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