Legal Opinion
Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Bellanca Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 6, 1961No. Nos. 13190, 13191PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASTLE, Circuit Judge.
Bankers Life and Casualty Company1 commenced a state court action against Bellanca Corporation2 seeking declaratory judgment as to the ownership of 500,000 shares of common stock of Automatic Washer Company.3 Bellanca answered and filed a counterclaim which, as amended, seeks recovery of $4,000,-000.00 from Bankers for 500,000 shares of Automatic it delivered to Bankers. After amendments in the pleadings the case was removed to the District Court on grounds of diversity. Motions for summary judgment and judgment on the pleadings were denied; Bankers’ complaint was…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Kelly v. KosugaSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Kaiser-Frazer Corp. v. Otis & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- Clara Goldenberg, Formerly Clara Littman v. Bache and Company, Bache and Company v. Clara Goldenberg, Formerly Clara LittmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Ruiz v. NortonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1854
- Harvey v. HamiltonIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Royal Air Properties, Inc., a Corporation, Harold L. Heathman and Madge I. Heathman v. R. Philip SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Bankers Life & Casualty Company v. C. M. Kirtley, Trustee in Corporate Reorganization Proceedings of Automatic Washer CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
- Maher v. J. R. Williston & Beane, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- Pearlstein v. Scudder & GermanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- Bankers Life and Casualty Company v. Bellanca Corporation, Bellanca Corporation, Counter-Claimant-Appellee v. Bankers Life and Casualty Company, Counter-Defendant-Appellant. Bellanca Corporation, Counter-Claimant-Appellant v. Bankers Life and Casualty Company, Counter-Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1961
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