Legal Opinion
Hardware Mutual Casualty Co. v. Chapman
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 2, 1959No. 12688PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTINGS, Chief Judge.
This action was brought by the Hardware Mutual Casualty Company (appellant) for a declaratory judgment defining the extent of coverage under a policy of liability insurance issued to appellee, John W. Chapman, on July 1, 1956. Jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship and the requisite amount in controversy.
On the first day of December, 1956, Phyllis Ann Chapman, wife of John Murray Chapman (herein referred to as Jack), was driving a 1955 Oldsmobile automobile and had an accident in Adams County, Illinois, involving a motorcycle driven by Wallace J. McIntyre…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Indamer Corporation v. C. H. CrandonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Meier v. PociusAppellate Court of Illinois · 1958
- Norman Klotz v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1959
- State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. v. BonacciCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by5 opinions
- John Pinkowski v. Sherman HotelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
- William F. Woods v. Geifman Food Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
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- Hardware Mutual Casualty Company v. John W. ChapmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
- William F. Woods v. Geifman Food Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963