Legal Opinion
David v. McFarland v. General American Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 6, 1998No. 97-2905PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
David McFarland, a citizen of Illinois, brought an action in Illinois circuit court seeking a declaratory judgment stating that he is entitled to insurance benefits under an insurance policy issued to him by General American Life Insurance Company. General American, a Missouri corporation with its principal place of business in St. Louis, sought and obtained removal of the action to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on the basis of federal diversity jurisdiction. Upon cross-motions for summary judgment, the district court granted…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Outboard Marine Corp. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
- R.E. Wood, Jr. And Julie Wood v. Mid-Valley IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Cozzie v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Allen v. Transamerica InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Turner v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1897
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Cheney v. Standard InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
- James Seitz v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Merck & Co., Inc., Medical, Dental, and Long-Term Disability Program for Non-Union EmployeesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
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