Legal Opinion
Merit Insurance Company v. Leatherby Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 26, 1978No. 77-2220PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMESON, Senior District Judge.
Appellee, Merit Insurance Company, brought this action against appellant, Leatherby Insurance Company, alleging three counts of conspiracy to defraud, rescission, and fraud with respect to a contract of reinsurance between Merit and Leatherby.1 On January 17, 1977, Leather-by, relying on a provision in the contract providing for arbitration of “any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this contract”,2 filed a motion to stay all proceedings and compel arbitration. The district court, on June 20, 1977, granted a three month stay and ordered…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Prima Paint Corp. v. Flood & Conklin Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Milton Lecompte v. Mr. Chip, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Harvey Aluminum, Inc. v. American Cyanamid Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- C. Itoh & Co. (America) Inc., a New York Corporation v. The Jordan International CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- D. C. Electronics, Inc. v. Nartron Corp. And Norma RautiolaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Gardiner v. A.H. Robins Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Merit Insurance Company v. Leatherby Insurance Company A/K/A Western Employers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- PTA-FLA, Inc. v. ZTE USA, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2016
- Timothy S. Hamilton v. Shearson-Lehman American Express, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Van Ridgeway, Charles Hilton, and Robert ChandlerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Edward O. Thorp v. John Scarne and Simon & Schuster, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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