Legal Opinion
Scottsdale Insurance Co. v. Subscription Plus, Inc. And Karleen Hillery
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 15, 2002No. 01-3484PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to consider the duty of a liability insurance company (Scottsdale) to defend its insureds (Subscription Plus and Karleen Hillery) — especially against bad claims. Subscription Plus, owned and operated by Hillery, is in the business of processing magazine subscriptions. It made a contract with Y.E.S.!, a sales agency, whereby Y.E.S.! was to procure magazine subscriptions for Subscription Plus. Salesmen employed by Y.E.S.! travel around the country in vans, selling subscriptions. Joseph Wild, one of these salesmen, while traveling in a van owned by…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Vera Horn v. Duke Homes, Division of Windsor Mobile Homes, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- First Bank of Turley v. Fidelity & Deposit Insurance Co. of MarylandSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
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