Reishus v. Maryland Casualty Co.

DUFFY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs are citizens of Illinois. They brought this suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, against Maryland Casualty Company, for damages resulting from an automobile collision which occurred in the State of Wisconsin on August 21, 1968.

Plaintiffs occupied one automobile involved in the collision. The other automobile was operated by one Willard H. Tripp who carried a policy of automobile liability insurance with the Maryland Casualty Company.

The suit was commenced pursuant to the Wisconsin Direct Action Statute…