Legal Opinion
Capitol Indemnity Corporation v. J.H. Keller
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 16, 1983No. 82-2886PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal from a judgment for the defendants in a diversity suit requires us to interpret and apply two Illinois statutes in a setting of alleged fraud against a creditor. The plaintiff is Capitol Indemnity Corporation. The defendants are J.H. and Fred Keller and other members of the Keller family; a bank in West Frankfort, Illinois; and the Gipsons.
We shall simplify the facts to make them easier to follow. In 1971 Capitol sued J.H. Keller for indemnity on a construction bond that Capitol had been the surety on. Capitol filed a notice of lis pendens (litigation…
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