Legal Opinion
Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance v. Specialty Waste Services, Inc.
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided September 30, 1991No. 90-3281PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RICHARD MILLS, District Judge:
“Colorado River Doctrine” and Illinois Code of Civil Procedure § 2-619(a)(3).
Does § 2-619 apply to a federal court hearing a diversity case pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
No!
Defendant Specialty Waste Services, Inc.’s motion to dismiss.1
Facts
Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company (hereafter, Indiana Lumbermens) was the surety on a project to remove asbestos at the State Farm Insurance headquarters in Bloomington, Illinois. The principal on the surety bond and the party obligated to perform the work was J & S Asbestos, Inc. State Farm terminated J & S…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- McClellan v. CarlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Baker v. SalomonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
- Seaboard Finance Company v. DavisDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1967
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Eula Locke, as Personal Representative of Ralph C. Locke, Deceased v. Julius Bonello, M.D., G. Bruce Thow, M.D., and Robert B. Rowe, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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