Legal Opinion
Kirk v. Home Indemnity Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 6, 1970No. 17995PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
On August 16, 1963, at 4 A.M., automobiles driven by the plaintiff Kirk, an Indiana citizen, and Reverend Jerome Brzozowski, an Illinois citizen, collided on the Calumet Expressway in Cook County, Illinois. On November 1, 1963, Kirk filed a personal injury action against Brzozowski in the district court for the Northern District of Illinois. The defendant, Home Indemnity Company, a New York corporation, which was Brzozowski’s liability insurer retained a Chicago law firm to defend the suit.
On March 9, 1965, six days before the scheduled trial of the Kirk personal injury…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Sartor v. Arkansas Natural Gas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Coleman v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Standard Acc. Ins. Co. Of Detroit, Mich. v. Winget Winget v. Standard Acc. Ins. Co. Of Detroit, MichCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
- Simmon v. Iowa Mutual Casualty Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1954
- Allstate Insurance v. KellerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1958
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3Cited by60 opinions
- Chauncey L. Moore, Jr. v. The Marketplace Restaurant, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Leonard Thornton and William Carothers, Etc. v. James E. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Shakman v. Democratic Organization of Cook Cty.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1979
- John P. Collins v. American Optometric AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Dreher v. SielaffCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
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