Legal Opinion
Luke Degrand and Karen Kies Degrand v. Motors Insurance Corporation, a Foreign Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 30, 1990No. 89-2487PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Shortly after they purchased a new car, Luke DeGrand and Karen Kies DeGrand were involved in an automobile accident in Evanston, Illinois. Karen sustained a severe and permanent ankle injury as a result of the two-car collision; to obtain compensation for Karen’s injuries, the DeG-rands sued the driver of the other car. Unfortunately, that driver carried only minimal bodily injury liability coverage — $50,-000 — which was insufficient to compensate Karen.
Karen and Luke DeGrand turned to their own automobile insurance policy to determine whether their policy covered the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. Thirty-Seven (37) PhotographsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Glazewski v. Coronet Insurance Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1985
- Waldron v. McAteeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,146 David Colan v. Cutler-Hammer, Inc., Eaton Corporation, and Koppers Company, Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Cloninger v. National General InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by16 opinions
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Brian D. PateCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Pardo v. HosierCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Bhasker v. Kemper Cas. Ins. Co.District Court, D. New Mexico · 2019
- DeGrand v. Motors Ins. Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1992
- Stephan v. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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