Legal Opinion
Concast, Inc. v. Amca Systems, Inc., Doing Business as Morgan Engineering
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 10, 1992No. 91-2179PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
In 1979 Concast, Inc., undertook construction of a new continuous slab casting facility for Granite City Steel Co. in Illinois. Concast installed three heavy-duty cranes. *632AMCA Systems, Inc., designed and made the cranes, shipping them to the site in segments, which Concast assembled. Con-cast bought the cranes from AMCA under a purchase order providing, among other things, that AMCA as seller
agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Buyer [Concast] ... from and against all loss or expense (including costs and attorney’s fees) by reason of liability imposed by law…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bankers Trust Co. v. MallisSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Westinghouse Electric Elevator Co. v. LaSalle Monroe Building Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1946
- Li Petri v. Turner Construction Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Stellato v. Flagler Park Estates, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1958
3Cited by4 opinions
- Continental Bank, N.A. v. Robinson O. EverettCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Crispin Calderon, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Jim Witvoet, Sr., Doing Business as J & B VegetablesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Concast, Inc. v. Amca Systems, Inc., Doing Business as Morgan EngineeringCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Demyrick v. Guest Quarters Suite HotelsDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1997