Legal Opinion
Keehn v. Excess Ins. Co. of America
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 17, 1942No. 7880PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAJOR, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the defendant, entered June 4, 1941, in a suit filed by plaintiff’s predecessor against the defendant February 26, 1935. The action was predicated upon a reinsurance contract issued by the defendant to the Central Mutual Insurance Company, January 10, 1935, whereby the defendant insured Central Mutual on third party automobile public liability risks above certain amounts assumed by the latter company. It was sought to recover the excess amount paid by Central Mutual by virtue of its policy issued to Hartliep Transit Company on…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Niagara Fire Insurance v. ScammonIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
- Ferrero v. National Council of Knights & Ladies of SecurityIllinois Supreme Court · 1923
- Scammon v. Germania InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
- Hartliep Transit Co. v. Central Mutual InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1936
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Unigard Security Insurance Company, Inc., Successor to Unigard Mutual Insurance Company, Inc. v. North River Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Security Mutual Casualty Company v. Century Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- Caterpillar, Inc. v. Great American Insurance Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Central National Life Insurance Company v. Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, in No. 78-1768, in No. 78-1769 v. Louis K. Risken and C. Ritchey Smiley, Third Party in No. 78-1768, in No. 78-1769Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Travelers Insurance v. Buffalo Reinsurance Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1990
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